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evolution
evolution
noun
Definition of EVOLUTION
the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced <the evolution of motion pictures from a peep-show novelty into a medium of mass entertainment and an art form>
Related Words advancement, betterment, improvement, perfection, refinement; incubation, maturation, maturing, ripening; blossoming, flourishing, flowering; addition, augmentation, enhancement, supplementation; emergence, evolvement, metamorphosis
Near Antonyms backslide, lapse, relapse; decadence, decay, decaying, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, descent, deterioration, devaluation, downfall, downgrade, ebbing, falling, weakening
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