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monogenesis.

The theory that mankind originated with a single ancestor or ancestral couple.

11 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɒnəˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/
  1. The theory that mankind originated with a single ancestor or ancestral couple.

    uncountable · usually
  2. The theory that all languages, or a particular set of languages, originated from a single source.

    uncountable · usually
  3. Development of the ovum from a parent like itself.

    uncountable · usually
  4. Development of the ovum from a parent like itself. Asexual/nonsexual reproduction, which involves only one parent.

    uncountable · usually
  5. The emergence from a single cause or origin.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From mono- + -genesis.

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