evolution

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evolution
ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the process by which different kinds of living organism are believed to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
  • the gradual development of something.
    E.g. the forms of written languages undergo constant evolution
  • the giving off of a gaseous product, or of heat.
    E.g. the evolution of oxygen occurs rapidly in this process
  • a pattern of movements or manoeuvres.
    E.g. flocks of waders often perform aerial evolutions
  • the extraction of a root from a given quantity.

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