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LAMARCKIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A believer in Lamarckism
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lamarckian" is a kind of...):
follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Lamarckism
Example:
Lamarckian theories
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Lamarckism (a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring)
Derivation:
Lamarck (French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829))
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