evolution meaning and definition

EVOLUTION noun

Definition of evolution (noun)

1. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
   • "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
   • synonyms: development
   • antonym: degeneration
2. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
   • synonyms: organic evolution, phylogenesis, phylogeny