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genera [ˈdʒɛnərə] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (Philosophy / Logic) a plural of genus Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If genera are different and co-ordinate, their differentiae are themselves different in kind. Upward goeth our course from genera on to super-genera. " Mr Burd points out that this passage is imitated directly from Cicero's "De Officiis": "Nam cum sint duo genera decertandi, unum per disceptationem, alterum per vim; cumque illud proprium sit hominis, hoc beluarum; confugiendum est ad posterius, si uti non licet superiore. |
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