Phrase guide
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noun
Ontogeny, specifically as a supposed recapitulation of phylogeny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, rare, uncountable
Qualifier: theory of recapitulation
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: tribal history
Broader terms: biogeny
History
Calque of German Keimesgeschichte, from Keim (“germ”) + Geschichte (“history”).
