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    NEOTENIC

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or relating to or characterized by neotenyplay

    Example:

    neotenic development

    Synonyms:

    neotenic; neotenous

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    neoteny (an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species)

    Derivation:

    neoteny (an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species)

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