polygenism

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English

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Etymology

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From poly- +‎ genism?

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pəˈlɪd͡ʒənɪzəm/

Noun

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polygenism (uncountable)

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