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Evolutionary

//ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution. not-comparable

    "The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors."

  2. 2
    Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution. not-comparable

    "The basic elements of an evolutionary growth theory are discussed in Section II."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or produced by evolution wordnet

Etymology

From evolution + -ary.

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