naturogenic

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adjective

Having a natural cause; used especially of global warming as an antonym to anthropogenic.

OriginEnglish nature ← Middle English nature ← Old French nature →
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Meanings

adjectivenaturogenic (comparative more naturogenic, superlative most naturogenic)

comparative more naturogenic · superlative most naturogenic

  1. Having a natural cause; used especially of global warming as an antonym to anthropogenic.

    1975 ICSSR Journal of Abstracts and Reviews Functional regions, specializing in particular types or stages of human activity, are subdivided into (a) naturogenic regions, determined on the basis of differences in physical conditions . . .

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    Two subtypes of primal nature need to be distinguished: naturogenic and anthropogenic.

    2006, Aaron Matthew McCright, Terry Nichols Clark, Community and Ecology

Origin

  1. Latinnātūra
  2. Old Frenchnature
  3. Middle Englishnature
  4. Englishnature
  5. Englishnaturogenic

From nature + -o- + -genic.

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APA

naturogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturogenic

MLA

“naturogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturogenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naturogenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturogenic.

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