evolution
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4.4
- noun
- /ˌɛvəˈluːʃən/
:
evolución
- The evolution of technology has changed how we communicate and access information.
- gradual evolution
- trace the evolution
- explain the evolution
Look at it and tell me that evolution only goes forward, right.
- Look at it and tell me that evolution only goes forward, right.
- Well, so one thing to remember is that evolution takes time.
- It was just the evolution of facts.
- When you think of evolution, these changes over time.
- It's just society's evolution to shut a child down.
- We're meant to raise children by evolution, so we destroyed that for them.
- But in this case we're talking about the evolution of means.
- This is I think one of the biggest revolutions evolution in today's NBA.
- I just think that is an evolution of how we citizen.
- It's the conception of evolution, thinking it through.
- This is the next evolution of that asking why is that?
- So this is is a very quick evolution, but it is, it seems, forever.
Examples
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When you think of evolution, these changes over time.
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The story of human warfare can be told as the evolution of handheld weapons.
Fiction book (1997) -
Well, so one thing to remember is that evolution takes time.
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I have a theory about human evolution, and I believe you are a part of it.
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This is the most beautiful idea in biology, evolution by natural selection.
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Today marks the evolution of the sport and shall be spoken of for generations to come.
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Researchers must become learners of the history and evolution of the Native American community being considered for research.
Academic text (2011) -
This is gonna be the greatest age of evolution in human thinking that's ever taken place.
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My mate always maintained that our evolution reached its pinnacle when we learned how to love.
Fiction book (2000) -
The planet's evolution was massively accelerated.
Synonyms
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1.6
An increase in size, number, or importance of something
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2.5
A gradual change that makes something better or more advanced
119
4.1
Progress or growth that makes something better
62
3.8
A process of moving forward or developing over time
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4.4
A slow process of change and development by small steps over time
1
6.4
A gradual change that makes something more advanced or complex
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
The idea that living things change over time by natural selection
- Specialized
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4.0
Slow change from earlier animals to modern humans over millions of years
- Formal
A theory that new qualities appear during the history of life and cannot be predicted from what came before
- Specialized
A scientific idea that living things slowly change and share common ancestors
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Evolution comes from the Latin word evolvere, which meant 'to unroll' or 'to unfold' and is the same root you see in revolve ('to turn'). So, evolution paints the picture of things slowly opening out or changing into a more advanced form.