monogenesis
/mɒnəˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/ · noun
Meaning
- The theory that mankind originated with a single ancestor or ancestral couple.
- The theory that all languages, or a particular set of languages, originated from a single source.
- Development of the ovum from a parent like itself.
- The emergence from a single cause.
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