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Epigenesis

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also to syngenesis.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Epigenesis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/epigenesis.html. 1828.