evolution
noun
/ɛvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
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/ɛvəˈlʉːʃən/
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/ˌivə-/
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/ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
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/ˌɛvəˈluʃ(ə)n/
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- (geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it. [from 17th c.]
- (biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations. [from 19th c.]
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évolution
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evolutional
adjective
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- Of or pertaining to evolution, or coming about as a result of the principles of evolution.
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évolutionnel
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