Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to race-culture.
- noun The science which deals with the means of cultivating and improving the innate good qualities of man. Also
eugenics . - Pertaining to or derived from cloves.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves.
- adjective Well-born; of high birth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or relating to
eugenics - adjective relating or adapting to production of good
offspring
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced
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Examples
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Haven; and Harry Laughlin, Davenport's protégé, the nation's foremost expert in eugenic sterilization and also a leader in the movement to stop the tide of immigrants coming to this country.
Better for All the World: Summary and book reviews of Better for All the World by Harry Bruinius. 2006
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For these reasons, the so-called eugenic laws of several states, which provide for a certificate of health before a marriage license is issued, are not adequate eugenic measures.
Applied Eugenics Paul Popenoe 1933
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For however famous a man may become in other respects, he cannot, I think, be justly termed eugenic if deficient in the qualities I have just named.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Various 1909
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This is properly called eugenic abortion -- the ending of "imperfect" lives to remove the social, economic and emotional costs of their existence.
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This is properly called eugenic abortion -- the ending of
Radical Womanhood 2008
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This is properly called eugenic abortion -- the ending of "imperfect" lives to remove the social, economic and emotional costs of their existence.
The 19th Floor 2008
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This is properly called eugenic abortion - the ending of "imperfect" lives to remove the social, economic and emotional costs of their existence.
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This is properly called eugenic abortion -- the ending of "imperfect" lives to remove the social, economic and emotional costs of their existence.
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This is properly called eugenic abortion -- the ending of "imperfect" lives to remove the social, economic and emotional costs of their existence.
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This is properly called eugenic abortion -- the ending of "imperfect" lives to remove the social, economic and emotional costs of their existence.
BrothersJudd Blog 2008
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