 evolution |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) | |
| Synonyms: | development | |
| Examples: | "the development of his ideas took many years" "the evolution of Greek civilization" "the slow development of her skill as a writer" |
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| Related terms: | degeneration process growth deepening unfolding assibilation evolve | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology,genetics) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | |
| Synonyms: | phylogenesis phylogeny | |
| Related terms: | organic_process microevolution anamorphosis anthropogenesis emergent_evolution speciation macroevolution scopes_trial biology | |
| Similar spelling: |
evolutionary evaluation evaluative |
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