adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/
UK:/ˌɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/
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US:/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/
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CMU ARPABET:EH2 V AH0 L UW1 SH AH0 N EH2 R IY0
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CMU ARPABET 2:IY2 V AH0 L UW1 SH AH0 N EH2 R IY0
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CMU ARPABET 3:EH2 V OW0 L UW1 SH AH0 N EH2 R IY0
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or produced by evolution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
evolutionary biology
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English evolution Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English evolutionary From evolution + -ary.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
էվոլյուցիոն
(ēvolyucʻion)
— of or relating to evolution
Belarusian:
эвалюцы́йны
(evaljucýjny)
— of or relating to evolution
Catalan:
evolutiu
— of or relating to evolution
Czech:
evoluční
— of or relating to evolution
Danish:
evolutions-
— of or relating to evolution
Danish:
udviklings-
— of or relating to evolution
Danish:
evolutionær
— of or relating to evolution
Dutch:
evolutionair
— of or relating to evolution
Esperanto:
evolua
— of or relating to evolution
Estonian:
evolutsiooniline
— of or relating to evolution
French:
évolutif
— of or relating to evolution
French:
évolutionnaire
— of or relating to evolution
German:
evolutionär
— of or relating to evolution
Hebrew:
אבולוציוני
(evolutsyóni)
— of or relating to evolution
Hindi:
क्रमविकासीय
(kramvikāsīya)
— of or relating to evolution
Hungarian:
evolúciós
— of or relating to evolution
Irish:
éabhlóideach
— of or relating to evolution
Italian:
evoluzionario
— of or relating to evolution
Italian:
evolutivo
— of or relating to evolution
Latvian:
evolucionārs
— of or relating to evolution
Norwegian Bokmål:
evolusjonær
— of or relating to evolution
Norwegian Nynorsk:
evolusjonær
— of or relating to evolution
Occitan:
evolutiu
— of or relating to evolution
Polish:
ewolucyjny
— of or relating to evolution
Portuguese:
evolutivo
— of or relating to evolution
Romanian:
evoluțional
— of or relating to evolution
Romanian:
evoluțial
— of or relating to evolution
Romanian:
evoluționar
— of or relating to evolution
Russian:
эволюцио́нный
(evoljuciónnyj)
— of or relating to evolution
Serbo-Croatian:
evolúcījskī
— of or relating to evolution
Spanish:
evolutivo
— of or relating to evolution
Spanish:
evolucionista
— of or relating to evolution
Spanish:
evolucionario
— of or relating to evolution
Swedish:
evolutionär
— of or relating to evolution
Ukrainian:
еволюці́йний
(evoljucíjnyj)
— of or relating to evolution
Vietnamese:
tiến hóa
— of or relating to evolution
