: origin of diverse individuals or kinds (as of language) by descent from a single ancestral individual or kind

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Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of monogenesis was in 1857

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“Monogenesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monogenesis. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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