Definition: (noun) The supposed development of living organisms from nonliving matter.
Synonyms: spontaneous generation, autogenesis, autogeny.
Usage: Early notions of abiogenesis, now considered incorrect, held that living organisms generate from decaying organic substances, like maggots from meat.
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