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1. (noun) palingenesy
a new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued existence in different manner or form

2. (noun) palingenesy
that form of evolution in which the truly ancestral characters conserved by heredity are reproduced in development; original simple descent; -- distinguished from kenogenesis. Sometimes, in zoology, the abrupt metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc

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palindromical palindromist palingenesia palingenesy palinode

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