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eugenic

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[yoo-jen-ik]

adjective

  1. of or relating to measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the characteristics of the human species or a human population, especially through reproductive policy.

  2. having inherited characteristics that are seen as favorable for the purpose of producing or reproducing perceived improvements in the human species or a human population.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • eugenically adverb
  • noneugenic adjective
  • noneugenical adjective
  • noneugenically adverb
  • uneugenic adjective
  • uneugenical adjective
  • uneugenically adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eugenic1

First recorded in 1880–85; from Greek ܲ(ḗs) “wellborn” ( eu-, -gen ) + -ic
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What follows is a surreal adventure complete with harrowing eugenics experiments and lynchings, hair’s-breadth escapes and unlikely alliances.

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Per the outlet, Elez's posts signaled support for a “eugenic immigration policy” and for repealing the Civil Rights Act in recent weeks.

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But there may be an even darker edge to this new affection for disease among Republicans: eugenics.

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She arrived in the German city in 1927, after a days-long journey by ship, and began pursuing her degree under the mentorship of Fischer, a celebrated professor of anthropology and eugenics.

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Quilligan continues to be taught in universities and retold in academic books as a cautionary tale of eugenics and public health gone wrong, its plaintiffs hailed as reproductive-rights heroines.

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