Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Brevity of life as contrasted with longevity and considered in relation to inheritance.

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  • These various data demonstrate the existence of a considerable correlation between short life (_brachybioty_, Karl Pearson calls it) in parent and short life in offspring.

    Applied Eugenics

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