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spontaneous generation

spon·ta·ne·ous gen·er·a·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spon-tey-nee-uh s jen-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /spɒnˈteɪ ni əs ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spon-tey-nee-uh s jen-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /spɒnˈteɪ ni əs ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of spontaneous generation words

  • noun spontaneous generation abiogenesis. 1
  • noun spontaneous generation a theory, widely held in the 19th century and earlier but now discredited, stating that living organisms could arise directly and rapidly from nonliving material 0
  • noun spontaneous generation the theory, now discredited, that living organisms can originate in nonliving matter independently of other living matter; abiogenesis 0
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Origin of spontaneous generation

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60

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Parts of speech for Spontaneous generation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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spontaneous generation popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for spontaneous generation

noun spontaneous generation

  • abiogenesis — the hypothetical process by which living organisms first arose on earth from nonliving matter
Just one Synonym for spontaneous generation

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