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eugenics

eu·ge·nics

UK/juːˈd͡ʒɛnɪks/ US/juˈdʒɛnɪks/ uncommon

noun

1.

the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

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Origin

Coined by Francis Galton in 1883. From ἐΰς (eǘs, “good”) + γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “breeding”), “well-bred”, “good in stock”. Parallel to Eugene. By surface analysis, eugenic + -s.

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