Evolution Day

proper noun

November the 24th; the day that celebrates the publication of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, and evolutionary biology, evolution science.

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Meanings

proper nounEvolution Day (plural Evolution Days)

plural Evolution Days

  1. holidays; celebrations; holidays; celebrationsbiologyNovember the 24th; the day that celebrates the publication of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, and evolutionary biology, evolution science.

Origin

From evolution + day. From being the anniversary day of the day that On Origin of Species by Charles Darwin was originally published in 1859. From On Origin of Species being the seminal work that introduced biological evolution as the origin of the diversity of life on Earth.

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APA

Evolution Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Evolution%20Day

MLA

“Evolution Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Evolution%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Evolution Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Evolution%20Day.

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