spontaneous generation

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spontaneous generation

noun spontaneous generations

  1. countable, historical, uncountable The fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters.

    Similar: autogenesis

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@misc{spontaneous_generation_2026,
  title = {spontaneous generation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spontaneous%20generation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}