Dictionary Entry
evolution
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈɛvəluːʃ(ə)n/Word FrequencyCommon (5.39)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A change of position.
In a Sentence
“The essay uses evolution to make the point more precise.”
Published Usage Examples
“This is the only possible policy of the revolutionary class, a policy arising directly from the _actual evolution_ of capitalistic militarism, in fact, dictated by the evolution.”
“So we think of evolution going on in mankind, evolution chequered by involution, but on the whole _progressive evolution_.”
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Origin
From Latin 'evolutio', meaning 'unrolling', from 'evolvere' 'to unroll'.
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