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evoluzione

evolution

noun eh-voh-loo-TSYOH-neh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'evolutio'

Also means

development

Usage Note

Evoluzione is feminine, plural evoluzioni, used for biological evolution and, more loosely, for how a situation develops over time. In the plural it can also mean acrobatic manoeuvres, as of a plane or dancer.

Examples

"L'evoluzione della specie è lenta."

Natural Translation

The evolution of the species is slow.

Literal Translation

The-evolution of-the species is slow.

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