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ovism

noun

Etymology

From Latin ovum (“egg”) + -ism.

  1. derived from ovum

Definitions

  1. The belief that the ovum holds all material needed for the development of the embryo.

    • Above all, ovism seems to us utterly impossible: how could every human being that ever existed or ever will exist be contained, fully formed, within Eve's ovaries?
    • ovulism

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