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Evolution meaning

What does “evolution” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“evolution” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage).

evolution

noun

  1. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

    “the development of his ideas took many years”

    “the evolution of Greek civilization”

    Synonymsdevelopment
    Oppositesdevolution

  2. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

    Synonymsorganic evolutionphylogenyphylogenesis

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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