n. The science of improving stock, whether human or animal.
n. A social philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The science of improving stock, whether human or animal.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The science of generative or procreative development; the doctrine of progress or evolution, especially in the human race, through improved conditions in the relations of the sexes.
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n. the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)
Word Usage
"I'm not sure it's fair to use the term eugenics, in that we're not talking about euthanizing old people, en masse or individually, at least not in this case."