evolutionary

Adjective
US[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee]/ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri/6 syllablesalso [ee-vuh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] /ˌivəˈluʃəˌnɛri/, [ev-oh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] /ˌɛvoʊˈluʃəˌnɛri/

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. of or relating to or produced by evolution“evolutionary biology”Relating to evolution

Related words evolution noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ev′o·lu′tion·a·ry adjective

Relating to evolution; as, evolutionary discussions.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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