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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•in•gen•e•sis (pal′in jen′ə sis),USA pronunciation n. - rebirth; regeneration.
- Developmental Biology[Biol.]
- embryonic development that reproduces the ancestral features of the species (opposed to cenogenesis).
- Biology[Obs.]the supposed generation of organisms from others preformed in the germ cells.
- Religionbaptism in the Christian faith.
- Religionthe doctrine of transmigration of souls.
- Greek pálin again + génesis genesis
- Neo-Latin
- 1615–25
pal•in•ge•ne•si•an (pal′in jə nē′zhē ən, -zhən),USA pronunciation pal•in•ge•net•ic (pal′in jə net′ik),USA pronunciation adj. pal′in•ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv. |