EPIGENESES

Noun

epigeneses

plural of epigenesis

Source: Wiktionary


EPIGENESIS

Ep`i*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + genesis.] (Biol.)

Definition: The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also to syngenesis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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