Sociogenesis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The development of social organization, such as among insects countable, uncountable

    "We studied sociogenesis in certain species of ants."

  2. 2
    The social origin of a particular phenomenon countable, uncountable

    "There are many theories regarding the sociogenesis of language."

Example

More examples

"We studied sociogenesis in certain species of ants."

Etymology

From socio- + -genesis.

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