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palingenesis Definition

pal·in·gen·esis (pal′in jen′ə sis)

noun

  1. a new birth; regeneration
  2. metempsychosis
  3. that phase in the development of an individual plant or animal which theoretically repeats the evolutionary history of the taxonomic group to which it belongs; recapitulation

Etymology: ModL < Gr palin, again (see palindrome) + genesis, birth, genesis)

palingenesis Related Forms

pal′·in·ge·net′·ic (-jə net′ik) adjective

Browse dictionary entries near palingenesis

  1. ‹ paling
  2. ‹ palindrome
  3. ‹ palimpsest
  4. ‹ palimony
  5. ‹ Palikir
  6. ‹ Pali
  7. ‹ Palgrave
  8. ‹ palfrey
  9. ‹ Paley, William S.
  10. ‹ Paley
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  3. palisade parenchyma ›
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  5. palish ›
  6. pall ›
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  8. Palladian ›
  9. palladic ›
  10. Palladio ›