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Eugenics

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Noun

1. eugenics

the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Eugenics

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noun
(functioning as singular)
the study of methods of improving the quality of the human race, esp by selective breeding

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Eugenics

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noun
the movement devoted to improving the human species through the control of hereditary factors in mating

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Eugenics

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n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study or practice of attempting to improve the human gene pool by encouraging the reproduction of people considered to have desirable traits and discouraging or preventing the reproduction of people considered to have undesirable traits.

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