Polygenism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pəˈlɪd͡ʒənɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polygenism is a noun meaning (ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
Meaning
(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
Example Sentences
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)
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polygenist, monogeny, polygenotype, polygenesis, monogenism, monogenist.
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