Meaning

1 senses

  1. (uncountable)The origin of man (humans); its study.

    Holonym: anthropology

More definitions
  • the evolution or genesis of the human race

Translations

3 languages

Origin

From anthropo- + -genesis, attested in English 1862, replacing or used alongside earlier a

From anthropo- + -genesis, attested in English 1862, replacing or used alongside earlier anthropogeny; earlier use in German Anthropogenesis and French anthropogénésie (alongside anthropogénie), from the 1820s.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
anthropogenyanthropogony
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Word family

7 related words
Relatedanthropogeneticanthropogeneticsanthropogenicanthropogenousanthropogenyanthropogonicanthropogony

Lessons for this word

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See also

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