Definitions

1. proper noun

a city located in the state of Oregon, USA

“I’m heading to Eugene for the university football game.”

2. noun

a person who advocates for the improvement of the human race through eugenics

“The eugene believed that selective breeding could lead to a superior human species.”

3. noun

a type of Greek and Roman poetic meter, characterized by six feet of dactylic hexameter

“The ancient poem used the eugene meter to convey its themes.”

4. noun

a type of poem that is written in the eugene meter

“The poet wrote an eugene to commemorate the occasion.”

5. verb

to give a eugenic advantage to a person or group

“The geneticist eugened the population by selecting for desirable traits.”