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Definition: Polygenetic mountain range
Polygenetic
\Pol`y*ge*net"ic\, a.
1. Having many distinct sources; originating at various
places or times.
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2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic.
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Polygenetic mountain range (Geol.), one which is composite,
or consists of two or more monogenetic ranges, each having
had its own history of development. --Dana.
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