evolutionary

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/ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/(UK)

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/ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/(UK) · /ˌɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/(UK) · /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/(US) · /ˌɛv.əˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/(US)

Definition of evolutionary

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

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

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adj

(not-comparable)Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

“The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.”
“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.”
(not-comparable)Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.

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

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From evolution + -ary.

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