POLYGENISM

Etymology

Noun

polygenism (uncountable)

(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.

Source: Wiktionary


Po*lyg"e*nism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. polygénisme.] (Biol.)

Definition: The doctrine that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 June 2025

ALLERGIC

(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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