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Uncommoneugenics
The correct spelling is eugenics.
How to pronounce eugenics
noun
IPA: /juːˈdʒɛnɪks/
Say it like: Euj-eni-cs
The correct spelling is eugenics. A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with good genetic qualitie…
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Definition
noun
- 1.A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with good genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with bad genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.
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