Meanings
plural spontaneous generations
- countablehistoricaluncountableevolutionary theoryThe fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters.
Synonyms: autogenesis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan generació espontània
- generació espontàniaTranslations
Finnish spontaani sikiäminen
- spontaani sikiäminenTranslations
French génération spontanée
- génération spontanéeTranslations
German Urzeugung
- UrzeugungTranslations
Italian generazione spontanea
- generazione spontaneaTranslations
Polish abiogeneza, samorództwo
- abiogenezaTranslations
- samorództwoTranslations
- archigoniaTranslations
Romanian generare spontană
- generare spontanăTranslations
Spanish generación espontánea
- generación espontáneaTranslations
Swedish uralstring
- uralstringTranslations
Tagalog kusang pagkalikha, singaw-buhay
- kusang pagkalikhaTranslations
- singaw-buhayTranslations
Cite this entry
spontaneous generation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spontaneous%20generation
“spontaneous generation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spontaneous%20generation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spontaneous generation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spontaneous%20generation.
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