Definition of monogenesis in English:
monogenesis
noun ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪsɪsˌmɑnoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs
mass noun1The theory that humans are all descended from a single pair of ancestors.
Also called monogeny
Example sentencesExamples
- This seems to be the ground of his preference for monogenesis - the theory that the races are descended from a common stock - over polygenesis - the theory that the races have different origins.
- Almost any popular folk narrative provides evidence of monogenesis.
- 1.1Linguistics The hypothetical origination of language or of a surname from a single source at a particular place and time.
Example sentencesExamples
- Language seems to have been the evolutionary Rubicon for Homo sapiens, though the paleolinguist rejects the notion of linguistic monogenesis.
Definition of monogenesis in US English:
monogenesis
nounˌmänōˈjenəsəsˌmɑnoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs
1The theory that humans are all descended from a single pair of ancestors.
Also called monogeny
Example sentencesExamples
- Almost any popular folk narrative provides evidence of monogenesis.
- This seems to be the ground of his preference for monogenesis - the theory that the races are descended from a common stock - over polygenesis - the theory that the races have different origins.
- 1.1Linguistics The hypothetical origination of language or of a surname from a single source at a particular place and time.
Example sentencesExamples
- Language seems to have been the evolutionary Rubicon for Homo sapiens, though the paleolinguist rejects the notion of linguistic monogenesis.