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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NEOTENY

From New Latin neotenia, from Greek neo- + teinein to stretch.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NEOTENY

neoteny  [nɪˈɒtənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEOTENY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Neoteny is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEOTENY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

neoteny

Neoteny

Neoteny, also called juvenilization, is one of the two ways by which paedomorphism can arise. Paedomorphism or paedomorphosis is the retention by adults of traits previously seen only in the young, and is a subject studied in the field of developmental biology. In neoteny, the physiological development of an organism is slowed or delayed. In contrast, in progenesis, sexual development occurs faster. Both processes result in paedomorphism, a type of heterochrony. Ultimately this process results in the retention, in the adults of a species, of juvenile physical characteristics well into maturity and pedogenesis, the reproduction in a neotenized state. Neoteny is one of three dimensions of heterochrony, or the change in timing of developmental events: acceleration vs. neoteny, hypermorphosis vs. progenesis, and predisplacement vs. postdisplacement. The word neoteny is borrowed from the German Neotenie, the latter constructed from the Greek νέος and τείνειν. The adjective form of the word is either "neotenic" or "neotenous".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEOTENY


Anthony
ˈæntənɪ
Antony
ˈæntənɪ
archaeobotany
ˌɑːkɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
archeobotany
ˌɑːkɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
astrobotany
ˌæstrəʊˈbɒtənɪ
atony
ˈætənɪ
botany
ˈbɒtənɪ
Brittany
ˈbrɪtənɪ
cottony
ˈkɒtənɪ
ethnobotany
ˌɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ
geobotany
ˌdʒiːəʊˈbɒtənɪ
gluttony
ˈɡlʌtənɪ
homotony
hɒmˈɒtənɪ
litany
ˈlɪtənɪ
monotony
məˈnɒtənɪ
palaeobotany
ˌpælɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
palaeoethnobotanist
ˌpælɪəʊˌeθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ
palaeoethnobotany
ˌpælɪəʊˌɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ
paleobotany
ˌpælɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
tetany
ˈtɛtənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEOTENY

neoprene
Neoptolemus
neorealism
neorealist
neorealistic
neosoul
neostigmine
neoteinia
neotenic
neotenous
neoteric
neoterically
neoterism
neoterist
neoterize
neotropic
Neotropical
neotype
neovitalism
neovitalist

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEOTENY

deny
geomorphogeny
greeny
kitteny
larceny
ontogeny
orogeny
petit larceny
petty larceny
phylogeny
polyteny
progeny
queeny
sheeny
sweeny
synteny
teeny
teeny-weeny
tweeny
weeny

Synonyms and antonyms of neoteny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «neoteny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEOTENY

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Translator English - Chinese

幼态持续
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

neotenia
570 millions of speakers

English

neoteny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

neoteny
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استدامة المرحلة اليرقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неотения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

neotenia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

neotenous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

néoténie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neotenous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

neoteny
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ネオテニー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

neoteny
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neotenous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

neoteny
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

neotenous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Neotenous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

neotenous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

neotenia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

neotenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неотенія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neotenia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

neoteny
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neoteny
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

neoteny
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

neoteny
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of neoteny

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEOTENY»

The term «neoteny» is normally little used and occupies the 122.110 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEOTENY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about neoteny

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEOTENY»

Discover the use of neoteny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to neoteny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Neoteny and History
The essays in this book are holograms—holistic, heuristic riffs on the historical progress in our species of evolutionary neoteny, particularly as manifested in Christ, and its (His) main consequence, gender equality; and they offer a hermetic ...
Michael H. Riley, 2008
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The Evolution of Death: Why We Are Living Longer
THE TIME IS OUT OF JOINT Neoteny belongs to the class of evolutionary mechanisms known as heterochronies or age-related deviations of development. 3 Heterochrony is diagnosed when deviations in timing and/or rate of development ...
Stanley Shostak, 2012
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Neoteny
In neoteny, the physiological (or somatic) development of an animal or organism is slowed or delayed. In contrast, in progenesis, sexual development occurs faster. Both processes result in paedomorphism.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Animal Domestication and Behavior
written by a world authority on animal behavioura highly original contribution to the subjectcovers behaviour and domestication of farm, zoo and companion animalsThis book synthesizes existing knowledge of the process of domestication and ...
Edward O. Price, 2002
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Environment, Development, and Evolution: Toward a Synthesis
He stated, "In principle, paedogenesis and progenese apply to cases where the larva becomes precociously sexually mature; neoteny to cases where the adult animal retains larval characters. But as there are no hard and fast distinctions ...
Brian Keith Hall, Roy Douglas Pearson, Gerd B. Müller, 2004
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Growing Young
Therefore, where hominids colonized last we can expect them to be neotenous; neoteny or increase in juvenile features becomes a measure of evolutionary change." VLADIMIR J. A. NOVÁK A leading proponent of neoteny as a major factor in ...
Ashley Montagu, 1989
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Ontogeny and Phylogeny
In this, the first major book on the subject in fifty years, Stephen Jay Gould documents the history of the idea of recapitulation from its appearance among the pre-Socratics to its demise in the early twentieth century.
Stephen Jay Gould, 1977
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Mechanisms of Life History Evolution: The Genetics and ...
7.4.4 Neoteny Reproductive maturation in the larval form is not found in frogs or caecilians but is widespread among salamanders (Duellman and Trueb 1994). Some neotenic salamanders are capable of undergoing metamorphosis in nature ...
Thomas Flatt, Andreas Heyland, 2011
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How To Speak Dog
While actual conversation of the sort Lassie seemed capable of in Hollywood myth-making remains in the realm of fantasy, this book shows us that a great deal of real communication is possible between humans and dogs beyond the simple giving ...
Stanley Coren, 2012
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Integrating Evolution and Development: From Theory to Practice
For example, some phyla, such as salamanders, have evolved neoteny. They have brought forward the developmental stage that organisms become sexually mature. Figure 5.6 offers the simplest way to model the evolution of neoteny as a  ...
Roger Sansom, Robert N. Brandon, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEOTENY»

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Dark Paradise Records releases mammoth new compilation 'F1 …
Found, Lazybody, Iron House, Neoteny, Partimer, Yellow Morning, Jade Eyes, Inn, Jill Stark, ATW Girl, Orientone, Fragrance Liang, and ... «Music Talkers, Jul 15»
2
This endangered salamander can regrow limbs — or even parts of …
“Axolotls exhibit neoteny, which means that they reach sexual maturity without undergoing metamorphosis,” Jeanne McKay, a conservation ... «WBFO, Jul 15»
3
Prada and Gucci Advance the Gender Blur, Plus Reviews of Calvin …
Yet what seems like Prada's continuing fascination with neoteny, the retention of juvenile traits into adulthood, was powerfully underlined here ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
4
Eternal Youth Goes Really Dark In The African Clawed Frog
Most of the time, retaining the characteristics of youth, a trait called neoteny, means a lack of sexual development. “Grown up” clawed frog ... «io9, Jun 15»
5
Dog Gazes Hijack the Brain's Maternal Bonding System
... easy route and used the neural mechanisms already in place to create mother-infant bonds, tweaked them slightly, perhaps through neoteny, ... «Smithsonian, Apr 15»
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Neoteny 3 LP Just Filed Form D Announcing $10.00 million Financing
Neoteny 3, LP, Limited Partnership just filed form D regarding $10.00 million financing. Neoteny 3, LP was able to sell $5.10 million. That is ... «OctaFinance.com, Apr 15»
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Apple Watch: Woolworths to Release Shopping App for High-Tech …
Woolworths worked with Bilue and Neoteny on the shopping app, which has been in development since early December of 2014. Cameron ... «Headlines & Global News, Apr 15»
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The Clash of Civilizations: Mind The Gap
"Neoteny" is the technical term for the prolongation of the period during which an offspring remains dependent on its parent. In some species ... «ValueWalk, Jan 15»
9
Whale evolution resolved, but only slightly.
In fact, it seems the living whale has developed neoteny ( child-like features ) as it adapted to a smaller size and different habits by reducing ... «The Earth Times, Jan 15»
10
Science Word of the Day: Super-weaner
But thanks to intellectual neoteny that has let me maintain a juvenile sense of humor, I can't help but giggle at some science words. «National Geographic, Jan 15»

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