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Meaning of Lamarckism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ləˈmɑːkɪzəm/

Definitions

The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and especially, in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs.

historical, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Lamarckismus
Ελληνικά λαμαρκισμός
Español lamarckismo
Suomi lamarckismi
Français lamarckisme
Italiano lamarckismo
Polski lamarkizm
Português lamarckismo
Русский ламарки́зм

Examples

“Coordinate term: Darwinism”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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