anthropogenic

1. 1.

   of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings

   Synonymsanthropogenetic

Questions about anthropogenic

What does anthropogenic mean?

anthropogenic means "of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings".

How many syllables are in anthropogenic?

anthropogenic has 5 syllables: an-thro-po-gen-ic. The stress falls on "gen". In IPA it is /ˌænθɹəpəˈdʒɛnɪk/.

What is another word for anthropogenic?

Close synonyms include anthropogenetic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anthropogenic a common word?

anthropogenic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.