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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Greek
Origin: eugenes 'well born', from genes 'born'

eugenics

 noun
     
Related topics: Birth
eu‧gen‧ics [uncountable]
MB the study of methods to improve the mental and physical abilities of the human race by choosing who should become parents - used in order to show disapproval
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