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eugenics in Dutch

eugenics in Dutch is eugenetica — eugenics means a discredited social philosophy that sought to \"improve\" the human population through selective breeding or by restricting who could reproduce.

eugenics in Dutch

eugenetica
noun
(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.

What does "eugenics" mean?

  1. noun A discredited social philosophy that sought to \"improve\" the human population through selective breeding or by restricting who could reproduce.
    "Eugenics was used to justify some of history's worst human rights abuses."
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eugenics in a sentence

  • Eugenics was used to justify some of history's worst human rights abuses.

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What is "eugenics" in Dutch?

"eugenics" in Dutch is eugenetica. eugenics means: A discredited social philosophy that sought to \"improve\" the human population through selective breeding or by restricting who could reproduce.

How do you use "eugenics" in a sentence?

Example: "Eugenics was used to justify some of history's worst human rights abuses." In Dutch, "eugenics" is eugenetica.

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