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eugenics

Syllabification: (eu·gen·ics)
Pronunciation: /yo͞oˈjeniks/
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Definition of eugenics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis.

Derivatives

eugenic

adjective

eugenically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/
adverb

eugenicist

Pronunciation: /-ˈjenisist/
noun & adjective

eugenist

Pronunciation: /-ˈjenist/
noun & adjective

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