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evolution
noun
    1. The process of evolving.
      Thesaurus: progression, development, descent, growth, maturation.
    2. A gradual development.
    3. biol.
      The cumulative changes in the characteristics of living organisms or populations of organisms from generation to generation, resulting in the development of new types of organism over long periods of time.
    4. chem.
      The giving off of a gas.
Derivative: evolutionary
adj
    Relating to, or as a part of, evolution.
Derivative: evolutionism
noun
    The theory of evolution.
Derivative: evolutionist
noun
    A person who believes in the theory of evolution.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin evolutio unrolling.



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