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noununilinear evolution (usually uncountable, plural unilinear evolutions)
plural unilinear evolutions
- uncountableusuallySynonym of unilineal evolution.
First, unilinear evolution, the classical nineteenth-century formulation, dealt with particular cultures, placing them in stages of a universal sequence.
2003, William M. Dugger, Howard J. Sherman, editors, Evolutionary Theory in the Social Sciences […] , Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 156Synonyms: unilineal evolution
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nounSynonym of unilineal evolution.
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