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La·marck·ism    Audio Help   [luh-mahr-kiz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the Lamarckian theory that characteristics acquired by habit, use, or disuse may be passed on to future generations through inheritance.
[Origin: 1880–85; Lamarck + -ism]
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