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cormogeny.

The study of the evolution of the forms of nationalities, ethnicities, races, etc. by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The study of the evolution of the forms of nationalities, ethnicities, races, etc. by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.

    historical · rare · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from German Cormogenie, itself from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós) + -genie; equivalent to Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “tree-trunk”) + -geny (“origin”). By surface analysis, cormo- + -geny.

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