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hereditarian

[ huh-red-i-tair-ee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors ( environmentalist ).


adjective

  1. characteristic of or based on such belief:

    hereditarian theories.

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Other Words From

  • he·redi·tari·an·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hereditarian1

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Example Sentences

A tempting, but ineffective, response to the hereditarian attempt to naturalize inequality is to deny or minimize the influence of nature.

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