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Dar⋅win⋅ism
[dahr-wuh-niz-uh
m] 
–noun
| the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind. |
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| Dar·win·ism (där'wĭ-nĭz'əm) n. A theory of biological evolution developed by Charles Darwin and others, stating that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce. Also called Darwinian theory. Dar'win·ist n., Dar'win·is'tic adj. |
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Darwinism
Dar"win*ism\, n. (Biol.) The theory or doctrines put forth by Darwin. See above. --Huxley.
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Darwinism
1864, from Charles Darwin (1809-1882), whose major works were "The Origin of Species" (1859) and "The Descent of Man" (1871). Darwin's family name is from O.E. deorwine "dear-friend" (10c.)
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Main Entry: Dar·win·ism
Pronunciation: 'där-w&-"niz-&m
Function: noun
: a theory of the origin and perpetuation of new species ofanimals and plants that offspring of a given organism vary, that natural selection favors the survival of some of these variations over others, that new species have arisen and may continue to arise bythese processes, and that widely divergent groups of plants and animals have arisen from the same ancestors; broadly : a theory of biological evolution —Dar·win·ist /-w&-n&st/ noun or adjective
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Darwinism Dar·win·ism (där'wĭ-nĭz'əm)
n.
A theory of biological evolution developed by Charles Darwin and others, stating that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.
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| Darwinism (där'wĭ-nĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
A theory of biological evolution developed by Charles Darwin and others, stating that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce. Darwin's ideas have been refined and modified by subsequent researchers, but his theories still form the foundation of the scientific understanding of the evolution of life. Darwinism is often contrasted with another theory of biological evolution called Lamarckism, based on the now-discredited ideas of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. See Note at evolution. |
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