epigenesis
noun
epigenesis is spelled E-P-I-G-E-N-E-S-I-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, epigenesis means “The theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of epigenesis is epigeneses.
How many letters and syllables are in epigenesis?
| Letters | 10: E-P-I-G-E-N-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is epigenesis?
Epigenesis appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of epigenesis
- epigeneses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epigenesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed.
- 2
Changes in the mineral content of rock after its formation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does epigenesis come from?
From epi- + -genesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).