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Galtonism

Galtonism noun: the eugenics scheme advocated by Francis Galton (1822–1911).

Noun

Galtonism (uncountable)

  1. The eugenics scheme advocated by Francis Galton (1822–1911).

Origin of Galtonism

From Galton + -ism.

Questions about Galtonism

What does Galtonism mean?
Galtonism means the eugenics scheme advocated by Francis Galton (1822–1911).
What part of speech is Galtonism?
Galtonism is a noun.

Words near Galtonism in the dictionary

  1. Galton-Watson processes
  2. galtonia
  3. Galtonian
  4. galtonias
  5. galtonioside
  6. Galtonism
  7. galtrap
  8. galtraps
  9. galtrop
  10. galtrops
  11. galuchat

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