# polygenism

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈlɪd͡ʒənɪzəm/

## Definitions
1. The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.

## Etymology
From poly- + genism?

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/polygenism