lamarck

What does lamarck mean?

lamarck means "French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)".

How many syllables are in lamarck?

lamarck has 2 syllables and divides as la-marck under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for lamarck?

Close synonyms include Jean Baptiste de Lamarck, Chevalier de Lamarck. 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 lamarck a common word?

lamarck 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for lamarck come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.