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the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
- the evolution of motion pictures from short, silent reels into a medium of mass entertainment and an art form
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“Evolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolution. Accessed 13 May. 2021.
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The first known use of evolution was in 1616
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