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NEO-LAMARCKIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does neo-Lamarckian mean?
• NEO-LAMARCKIAN (adjective)
The adjective NEO-LAMARCKIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to a modern version of Lamarckism
Familiarity information: NEO-LAMARCKIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a modern version of Lamarckism
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Neo-Lamarckian theories
Pertainym:
Neo-Lamarckism (a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters)
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