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Lamarckian
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English
Etymology
From en Lamarck ian.
Pronunciation
en RP /ləˈmɑːkɪ.ən/
en GA /ləˈmɑɹki.ən/, lə-mär'kē-ən
en La marck ian
Noun
A supporter or an advocate of Lamarckism.
en Lamarckist
en 2011 Jeff Riggenbach; Mises Daily The Real William Graham Sumner mises.org https://mises.org/daily/5206/The-Real-William-Graham-Sumner Even after Darwin began publishing, Spencer remained a Lamarckian, a disciple of an earlier advocate of evolution who believed organisms could pass on acquired characteristics to their offspring.
Translations
a supporter or an advocate of Lamarckism
French: fr lamarckien, fr lamarckienne f, fr lamarckiste m f
Italian: it lamarckiano m, it lamarckiana f
Portuguese: pt lamarckista m f
Romanian: ro lamarckist m, ro lamarckistă f
Russian: ru ламарки́ст m, ru ламарки́стка f
Ukrainian: uk ламаркі́ст m, uk ламаркі́стка f
Adjective
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Of or pertaining to Lamarckism.
Derived terms
en Lamarckianism neo-Lamarckian
Translations
of or pertaining to Lamarckism
Arabic: ar لَامَارْكِيّ
French: fr lamarckien
German: de lamarckistisch
Italian: it lamarckiano
Polish: pl lamarkistyczny
Portuguese: pt lamarckiano
Russian: ru ламарки́стский
Spanish: es lamarckiano
Ukrainian: uk ламаркі́стський
Derived terms
en neo-Lamarckian
en eponyms
en People