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Word: Anthropogenic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 19th century (in sense ‘relating to the study of human development’): from anthropo- + -genic
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌanθrəpə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(chiefly of pollution or environmental change) originating in human activity
Short Definition:originating in human activity
Examples:- anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide
- belief in anthropogenic climate change
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