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palingenesis n

(uncountable, also figuratively) Rebirth; regeneration; (countable) an instance of this. The recurrence of historical events in the same order in an infinite series of cycles. (philosophy, theology, historical) Spiritual rebirth through the transmigration of the soul. (uncountable, biology, chiefly historical or obsolete) The apparent repetition, during the development of a single embryo, of changes that occurred previously in the evolution of its species. (uncountable, geology) The regeneration of magma by the melting of metamorphic rocks. The English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin, who is best known for his contributions towards the science of evolution, was born on this day in 1809.

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