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Dar·win·ism 
[dahr-wuh-niz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
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[dahr-wuh-niz-uhm] Pronunciation Key –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·is·tic, adjective
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| Dar·win·ism
(där'wĭ-nĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
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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