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schismogenesis

/ˌskɪzəmoʊˈd͡ʒɛnəsəs/

schismogenesis noun: the formation of schisms or divisions.

Noun

schismogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation of schisms or divisions.
    • In other instances, schismogenesis results in the breakup of the original community, but with one or both factions surviving.2002, Susan Love Brown, editor, Intentional Community: An Anthropological Perspective, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 142

Origin of schismogenesis

Coined by English anthropologist, linguist, semiotician and cyberneticist Gregory Bateson, schism + -o- + -genesis.

Questions about schismogenesis

What does schismogenesis mean?
Schismogenesis means the formation of schisms or divisions.
What part of speech is schismogenesis?
Schismogenesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce schismogenesis?
Schismogenesis is pronounced /ˌskɪzəmoʊˈd͡ʒɛnəsəs/.

Words near schismogenesis in the dictionary

  1. schismatized
  2. schismatizes
  3. schismatizing
  4. schismic
  5. schismless
  6. schismogenesis
  7. schismogenetic
  8. schismogenic
  9. schismogenically
  10. schisms
  11. Schissler

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