"telegony" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From tele- + -gony. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tele|gony}} tele- + -gony Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} telegony (uncountable)
  1. The belief that, in the case of siblings from the same mother but different fathers, the second sibling could inherit characteristics from the father of the first. Wikipedia link: Telegony (inheritance) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Obsolete scientific theories Translations (inheritance of the characteristics of a non-biological father): télégonie [feminine] (French), Telegonie [feminine] (German), telegonia [feminine] (Italian), 감응유전 (gameung'yujeon) (Korean)
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