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spontaneousgeneration (countable anduncountable,pluralspontaneous generations)

1. (evolutionary theory,historical) Thefanciedproduction of liveorganisms without previously existingparents frominorganicmatter, or from decomposingorganic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters.

   Synonym:autogenesis

• abiogenesis

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