ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Evolutionary

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Evolutionary is an adjective meaning Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

Meaning

Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

More Meanings

  1. Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.

Example Sentences

The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.
The basic elements of an evolutionary growth theory are discussed in Section II.
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.

Synonyms for evolutionary

Depending on context, synonyms include evolutional.

Antonyms for evolutionary

Common opposites include nonevolutional, non-evolutional, nonevolutionary, non-evolutionary.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include evolutive, phased, rolling, flexible, dynamic, variable.

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