germ history
germ history · germ histories
Ontogeny, specifically as a supposed recapitulation of phylogenyOntogeny, specifically as a supposed recapitulation of phylogeny.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, historical, rare, uncountable)Ontogeny, specifically as a supposed recapitulation of phylogeny.
Origin
Calque of German Keimesgeschichte, from Keim (“germ”) + Geschichte (“history”).Calque of German Keimesgeschichte, from Keim (“germ”) + Geschichte (“history”).
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Forms
plural: germ historiesAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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