anthropogenic
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
anthropo- + -genic, attested 1889.
[edit] Adjective
anthropogenic (not comparable)
- pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny
- 1952 The cosmogonic and anthropogenic myths are of secondary importance in Yahwistic religiosity. (H. H. Gerth & D. A. Martindale (trans.), M. Weber's Ancient Judaism ix. 227)
- having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
- Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence.
