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Definitions for Eugenics
[1] the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics) .
[2] (functioning as singular) the study of methods of improving the quality of the human race, esp by selective breeding
Words related to Eugenics
ancestry, constitution, inheritance, genetics
Words nearby Eugenics
eugene iii, eugene iv, eugenia, eugenic, eugenicist, eugenics, eugenius i, eugenius ii, eugenius iii, eugenius iv, eugenol
Origin of Eugenics
First recorded in 1880–85; see origin at eugenic, -ics
Word origin for Eugenics
C19: from Greek eugenēs well-born, from eu- + -genēs born; see -gen
Synonyms for Eugenics
ancestry, constitution, genetics, inheritance, congenital traits, genesiology, genetic make-up, inborn character