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evolutionary

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Etymology

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From evolution +‎ -ary.

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/, /ˌɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/, /ˌɛv.əˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i//

Adjective

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evolutionary (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
    The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.
    • 2013 March, Harold J. Morowitz, “The Smallest Cell”, in American Scientist‎[1], volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 4 January 2017, page 83:
      It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted.
  2. Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.
    • 1974 Dec., Richard R. Nelson, Sidney G. Winter, “Neoclassical vs. Evolutionary Theories of Economic Growth: Critique and Prospectus”, in The Economic Journal, volume 84, number 336, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 886–905:
      The basic elements of an evolutionary growth theory are discussed in Section II.

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