Darwinian

[dahr-win-ee-uhn]

Dar·win·i·an

[dahr-win-ee-uhn]
adjective
1.
(sometimes lowercase) pertaining to Charles Darwin or his doctrines.
noun
2.
a follower of Charles Darwin; a person who accepts or advocates Darwinism.

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1855–60; Darwin + -ian

an·ti-Dar·win·i·an, noun, adjective
non-Dar·win·i·an, adjective, noun
post-Dar·win·i·an, adjective
pre-Dar·win·i·an, adjective
pro-Dar·win·i·an, adjective, noun
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Darwinian (dɑːˈwɪnɪən)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to Charles Darwin or his theory of evolution by natural selection
 
n
2.  a person who accepts, supports, or uses this theory

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Darwinian Dar·win·i·an (där-wĭn'ē-ən)
adj.
Relating to, following, or derived from the work or ideas of Charles Darwin.

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