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eugenics
noun plural but singular in construction eu·gen·ics \yü-ˈje-niks\
: a science that tries to improve the human race by controlling which people become parents
Full Definition of EUGENICS
: a science that deals with the improvement (as by control of human mating) of hereditary qualities of a race or breed
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First Known Use of EUGENICS
1883
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eugenics
noun plural but singular in construction eu·gen·ics \yu̇-ˈjen-iks\
Medical Definition of EUGENICS
: a science that deals with the improvement (as by control of human mating) of hereditary qualities of a race or breed
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