telegony

te·leg·o·ny

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tuh-leg-uh-nee]
- /təˈlɛg ə ni/
- /tˈelɪɡəni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuh-leg-uh-nee]
- /təˈlɛg ə ni/

Definitions of telegony word

noun telegony a former belief that a sire can influence the characteristics of the progeny of the female parent and subsequent mates. 1
noun telegony the supposed influence of a previous sire on offspring borne by a female to other sires 0
noun telegony the supposed transmission of characters of one sire to offspring subsequently born to other sires by the same female 0

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Origin of telegony

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; tele-1 + -gony

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Parts of speech for Telegony

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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telegony popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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