monogenesis noun. [mɒnǝ(ʊ)'dʒɛnɪsɪs] M19.
[from MONO- + -GENESIS.]
1. Biology. Generation from a single parent; asexual reproduction. Now rare or obsolete. M19.

2. Biology. (A theory proposing) the origin of a species (esp. Homo sapiens), or of all organisms, from a single ancestor or ancestral pair; monogeny. L19.

3. Linguistics. (A theory proposing) the common origin of all languages. M20.

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