polygenesis

noun

poly·​gen·​e·​sis ˌpä-lē-ˈje-nə-səs 

: development from more than one source

Examples of polygenesis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The images of Renty and his daughter are part of Agassiz’s polygenesis work. — Deirdre Fernandes, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2019

Far less so is Samuel Morton (champion of the obsolete theory of polygenesis) or Thomas Dixon (author of novels romanticizing Klan violence). — Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2017

This shaped his application of special creationism to humans, in a theory that came to be known as polygenesis. — National Geographic, 5 Feb. 2017

For over two centuries there has been a debate in the West between monogenesis and polygenesis . — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2011

Word History

Etymology

poly- + genesis

First Known Use

circa 1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for polygenesis

• biogenesis
• diagenesis
• histogenesis
• lipogenesis
• morphogenesis
• mutagenesis
• neurogenesis
• oncogenesis
• ontogenesis
• paragenesis
• pathogenesis
• petrogenesis