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ANTHROPOGENIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anthropogenic mean?
• ANTHROPOGENIC (adjective)
The adjective ANTHROPOGENIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings
Familiarity information: ANTHROPOGENIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
anthropogenetic; anthropogenic
Pertainym:
anthropogenesis (the evolution or genesis of the human race)
Context examples
Anthropogenic carbon dioxide gas released into the atmosphere is also making sea water more acidic, affecting the calcification of coral and invertebrates, and so decreasing the habitat and food of reef-associated fish.
(Pacific island fish migrating to cooler seas, SciDev.Net)
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