monogenesis
- noun
- /ˌmɒnəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
- Specialized
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monogénesis
- In anthropology, the concept of monogenesis is used to explain how diverse human cultures may trace back to a common ancestor.
- monogenesis problem
- answer to the monogenesis
The there was, there were arguments that the monogenesis argument that that we were all indeed from the same racial start.
- The there was, there were arguments that the monogenesis argument that that we were all indeed from the same racial start.
Examples
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The there was, there were arguments that the monogenesis argument that that we were all indeed from the same racial start.
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Linking the inhabitants of distant lands to the Old Testament also provided support for biblical accounts of monogenesis (Butt 1983: 339).
Academic text (1997) -
The theory of monogenesis suggests that all languages may have originated from a single source.
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Some scientists argue that evidence of monogenesis can be found in DNA sequences that connect various species.
Synonyms
An idea that a group, like all humans, comes from one ancestor
A species or family that comes from only one place, often after a gene change
The belief that everything comes out from one source
Antonyms
- Specialized
The idea that a group or language begins in more than one place, not just one
How Many Origins
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Monogenesis comes from the Greek parts mono- 'one' and -genesis 'origin', the same root you see in genesis or generate. So monogenesis is the idea or process where many things begin from a single source or ancestor.
