eugenismn.

Brit.

/ˈjuːdʒᵻnɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈjudʒəˌnɪzəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: eu- comb. form, ancient Greek γεν- , -ism suffix.

Etymology: < eu- comb. form + ancient Greek γεν- to produce (see genesis n.) + -ism suffix.In sense 2 after eugenic adj.²

†1. Biology. The capacity of members of a population to interbreed freely without any impairment of fertility in their offspring. Obsolete. rare.Cf. eugenesic adj.

ΚΠ

1874 Zoologist 9 1345 I conceive, then, a ‘species’ to be composed of such living individual beings as possess perfect eugenism among themselves; that is, of individuals any pair of which can reproduce their kind, their descendants being equally prolific.

2. The study or advocacy of eugenics (eugenics n.).

ΚΠ

1885 Jrnl. Sci. Sept. 510 Malthusianism..seems to ignore the truths which have been brought into prominence by Mr. Galton under the name of Eugenism.

1993 Nature 4 Feb. 413/3 Just what combination of social evolutionism and eugenism was Wells advocating?

2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 July 57 (advt.) Artificial selection is leading the way to a new eugenism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eugenism
释义	eugenismn. Brit. /ˈjuːdʒᵻnɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈjudʒəˌnɪzəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: eu- comb. form, ancient Greek γεν- , -ism suffix. Etymology: < eu- comb. form + ancient Greek γεν- to produce (see genesis n.) + -ism suffix.In sense 2 after eugenic adj.² †1. Biology. The capacity of members of a population to interbreed freely without any impairment of fertility in their offspring. Obsolete. rare.Cf. eugenesic adj. ΚΠ 1874 Zoologist 9 1345 I conceive, then, a ‘species’ to be composed of such living individual beings as possess perfect eugenism among themselves; that is, of individuals any pair of which can reproduce their kind, their descendants being equally prolific. 2. The study or advocacy of eugenics (eugenics n.). ΚΠ 1885 Jrnl. Sci. Sept. 510 Malthusianism..seems to ignore the truths which have been brought into prominence by Mr. Galton under the name of Eugenism. 1993 Nature 4 Feb. 413/3 Just what combination of social evolutionism and eugenism was Wells advocating? 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 July 57 (advt.) Artificial selection is leading the way to a new eugenism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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