Meaning of palingenesis in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˌpælənˈdʒɛnəsəs/

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1. Noun

   palingenesis

   Etymology

   early 19th century: from Greek palin‘again’ + genesis‘birth’

   Definitions

   1. emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species

   Antonyms

   • cenogenesis
   • kenogenesis
   • caenogenesis
   • cainogenesis
   • kainogenesis