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Kallikak

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kal′i kak′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Kal•li•kak  (kal′i kak′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sociologythe fictitious name of an actual family that was the focus of a sociological study: one branch of feeble-minded descendants were mostly social degenerates, while another branch with descendants of normal intelligence were mostly successful. Cf. Jukes.
  • Greek kalli- calli- + kak- (see caco-)

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