anthropogenesis
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun The evolution or genesis of the human race.
Examples
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Cosmogony, biogenesis and anthropogenesis are relatively new fields of research that depend on the findings of many other fields.
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Human evolution, or anthropogenesis, is the part of biological evolution concerning the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species from other hominans, great apes and placental mammals.
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He could at least have admitted the warming trend’s existence and exhibited a slightly more subtle and obfuscatory brand of denial by disputing anthropogenesis.
Note
The word 'anthropogenesis' comes ultimately from Greek roots meaning 'human' and 'creation'.
