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ˌæn θrə pəˈdʒɛn ɪkan·thro·pogenic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anthropogenetic, anthropogenicadjective

    of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings

GCIDE

  1. Anthropogenicadjective

    (1923) caused by humans; -- as, the anthropogenic extinction of species.

Wiktionary

  1. anthropogenicadjective

    pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny

  2. anthropogenicadjective

    having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.

  3. Etymology: attested 1889.

ChatGPT

  1. anthropogenic

    Anthropogenic refers to any environmental changes, effects or phenomena that are caused or significantly influenced by human activities or behavior. This includes, but is not limited to, activities such as pollution, deforestation, urbanization, and climate change.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anthropogenicadjective

    of or pertaining to anthropogeny

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anthropogenic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anthropogenic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of anthropogenic in a Sentence

  1. Alexander Kolotov:

    We see that The Russian government, instead of restricting anthropogenic activity around Lake Baikal, moves in a completely different direction, all recent legislation aims to weaken The Russian government environmental protection status.

  2. Geosciences Professor Bogdan Onac:

    The interval also marks the last time the Earths atmospheric CO2 [carbon dioxide levels] was as high as today, providing important clues about what the future holds in the face of current anthropogenic warming.

  3. Vladimir Putin:

    We found that, while climate change does exist, it is cyclical, and the anthropogenic role is very limited, it became clear that the climate is a complicated system and that, so far, the evidence presented for the need to 'fight' global warming was rather unfounded.

  4. William Ruddiman:

    Early farming helped keep the planet warm, after 12 years of debate about whether the climate of the last several thousand years has been entirely natural or in considerable part the result of early agriculture, converging evidence from several scientific disciplines points to a major anthropogenic influence.

  5. William Ruddiman:

    After 12 years of debate about whether the climate of the last several thousand years has been entirely natural or in considerable part the result of early agriculture, converging evidence from several scientific disciplines points to a major anthropogenic influence.

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