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Meaning of polygenism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pəˈlɪd͡ʒənɪzəm

Definitions

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

uncountable

Examples

“2003: Such pigmental indelibility spelt polygenism for some: blacks formed a distinct species altogether, a separate creation. — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 248)”

CEFR level

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

polygenist polygenome polygenotype polygeny polyglacialism polyglacialist

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