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hereditarianism

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he⋅red⋅i⋅tar⋅i⋅an

  [huh-red-i-tair-ee-uhn]
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–noun
1. a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist ).
–adjective
2. characteristic of or based on such belief: hereditarian theories.
Origin:
1880–85; heredit(y) or heredit(ary) + -arian

Related forms:
he⋅red⋅i⋅tar⋅i⋅an⋅ism, noun
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he·red·i·tar·i·an·ism   (hə-rěd'ĭ-târ'ē-ə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  The doctrine or school that regards heredity as the primary factor in determining intelligence and behavior independent of environmental influences.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: he·red·i·tar·i·an
Pronunciation: h&-"red-&-'ter-E-&n
Function: noun
: an advocate of the theorythat individual differences in human beings can be accounted for primarily on the basis of genetics —hereditarian adjective —he·red·i·tar·i·an·ism /-E-&-"niz-&m/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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