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Meaning of AUTOGENESIS

Pronunciation:  `otow'jenisis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
 
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 Synonyms: abiogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation
 
 See Also: organic phenomenon

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Au`to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Auto- + genesis.] (Biol.)
Spontaneous generation.
 

 

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