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evolution

  • noun
  • evo·lu·tion
  • ĕv'ə-lo͞oʹshən

A change of position.

Other meanings

  1. A manoeuvre of troops or ships.

  2. A turning movement, especially of the body.

Word history

From Latin "ēvolūtiō" (ēvolūtiō, ēvolūtiōnis).

Where this comes from

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