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geneticism

geneticism noun: the belief that a text is best understood by studying its origins and history.

Noun

geneticism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that a text is best understood by studying its origins and history.
    • If the analysis of fluid texts requires a more sophisticated treatment of versions than we have heretofore witnessed, there is no doubt that geneticism makes a significant contribution.2002, John L. Bryant, The Fluid Text: A Theory of Revision and Editing for Book and Screen, page 75
    • Clines believes that a particular view of the nature of knowledge is promoted by the practice of geneticism: the belief that a text is best understood when its sources are reconstructed and its pre-history determined.2010, Jean-Paul Gedeon, Building Vision: A Constructivist-Developmental Approach to Spiritual Growth and Leadership, page 14

geneticism meaning in Tamil

geneticism in Tamil

மரபுவழி பண்பியல்

Origin of geneticism

From genetic + -ism.

Questions about geneticism

What does geneticism mean?
Geneticism means the belief that a text is best understood by studying its origins and history.
What is geneticism in Tamil?
Geneticism in Tamil is மரபுவழி பண்பியல். See Geneticism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is geneticism?
Geneticism is a noun.

Words near geneticism in the dictionary

  1. genetically engineered
  2. genetically manipulated
  3. genetically modified
  4. geneticin
  5. geneticine
  6. geneticism
  7. geneticist
  8. geneticists
  9. geneticization
  10. geneticize
  11. geneticized

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Adapted from Wiktionary: geneticism (page history and authors); geneticism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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