stirpiculture
The breeding of special stocks or racesThe breeding of special stocks or races; eugenics.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, uncountable)The breeding of special stocks or races; eugenics.
Origin
Latin stirps, stirpis (“stem, stock, race”) + cultura (“culture”).Latin stirps, stirpis (“stem, stock, race”) + cultura (“culture”).
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedstirpiculturist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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