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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po.liˈd͡ʒɛ.ni.ko/
- Rhymes: -ɛniko
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧gè‧ni‧co
Etymology 1
From poligene + -ico.
Adjective
poligenico (feminine poligenica, masculine plural poligenici, feminine plural poligeniche)
- (genetics) polygenic, polygenetic
- Synonym: plurigenico
Etymology 2
From poli- + -genico.
Adjective
poligenico (feminine poligenica, masculine plural poligenici, feminine plural poligeniche)
- (geology) polygenetic
- Synonym: poligeno
Further reading
- poligenico in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- poligenico in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- poligènico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- poligènico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana