LAMARCKIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lamarckian mean? 

• LAMARCKIAN (noun)
  The noun LAMARCKIAN has 1 sense:

1. a believer in Lamarckism

  Familiarity information: LAMARCKIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• LAMARCKIAN (adjective)
  The adjective LAMARCKIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Lamarckism

  Familiarity information: LAMARCKIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAMARCKIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A believer in Lamarckism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Lamarckian" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

• LAMARCKIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Lamarckism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Lamarckian theories

Pertainym:

Lamarckism (a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring)

Derivation:

Lamarck (French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829))