monogeny

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English

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Etymology

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From mono- +‎ -geny.

Etymology

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From mono- +‎ -geny.

Noun

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monogeny (uncountable)

  1. Production of offspring of only one sex.
    Antonym: amphogenic
  2. (anthropology, historical) The doctrine that all of the members of the human race have a common origin.
  3. Synonym of monogenesis

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References

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“monogeny”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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