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palingenesis

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pal⋅in⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [pal-in-jen-uh-sis]
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–noun
1. rebirth; regeneration.
2. Biology.
a. embryonic development that reproduces the ancestral features of the species (opposed to cenogenesis ).
b. Obsolete. the supposed generation of organisms from others preformed in the germ cells.
3. baptism in the Christian faith.
4. the doctrine of transmigration of souls.
Origin:
1615–25; < NL < Gk pálin again + génesis genesis

Related forms:
pal⋅in⋅ge⋅ne⋅si⋅an  [pal-in-juh-nee-zhee-uhn, -zhuhn] , pal⋅in⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [pal-in-juh-net-ik] , adjective
pal⋅in⋅ge⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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pal·in·gen·e·sis   (pāl'ĭn-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. pal·in·gen·e·ses (-sēz')

  1. The doctrine of transmigration of souls; metempsychosis.

  2. Biology The repetition by a single organism of various stages in the evolution of its species during embryonic development.


[Greek palin, again; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots + -genesis.]
pal'in·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) adj., pal'in·ge·net'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: pal·in·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: "pal-&n-'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pal·in·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: the appearance in an individual during its development of characters or structures that have been maintainedessentially unchanged throughout the evolutionary history of the group to which it belongs
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palingenesis pal·in·gen·e·sis (pāl'ĭn-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The repetition by a single organism of various stages in the evolution of its species during embryonic development.

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