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evolutive

[ev-uh-loo-tiv or, especially Brit., ee-vuh-]

ev·o·lu·tive

[ev-uh-loo-tiv or, especially Brit., ee-vuh-]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or promoting evolution; evolutionary: an evolutive process.
2.
tending to evolve, or toward evolution.

Origin:
1870–75; evolut(ion) + -ive
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evolutive (ɪˈvɒljʊtɪv)
 
adj
relating to, tending to, or promoting evolution

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