"evolution" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛvəˈluʃ(ə)n/ [General-American], /ˌivə-/ [General-American], /ɛvəˈlʉːʃən/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-evolution.ogg Forms: evolutions [plural]
enPR: ĕv'ə-lo͞oʹshən [General-American], ēv'ə- [General-American], -lo͞oshʹn [General-American] Rhymes: -uːʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēvolūtiō, ēvolūtiōnis (“the act of unrolling, unfolding or opening (of a book)”), from ēvolūtus, perfect passive participle of ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ex + volvō (“roll”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ēvolūtiō|ēvolūtiō, ēvolūtiōnis|the act of unrolling, unfolding or opening (of a book)}} Latin ēvolūtiō, ēvolūtiōnis (“the act of unrolling, unfolding or opening (of a book)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} evolution (countable and uncountable, plural evolutions)
  1. A change of position.
    (military) A manoeuvre of troops or ships.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-evolution-en-noun-D9HfNiMS Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. A change of position.
    (chiefly dance, sports) A turning movement, especially of the body.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dance, Sports Translations (turning movement of the body): ewolucja [feminine] (Polish), evolução [feminine] (Portuguese)
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  3. A change of position.
    (obsolete) A turned or twisted shape; an involution, a complex or intricate shape.
    Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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  4. An unfolding.
    (now rare) The act or process of unfolding or opening out; the progression of events in regular succession.
    Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Translations (military: One of a series of ordered movements): престрояване (prestrojavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ewolucja [feminine] (Polish), evolução [feminine] (Portuguese), перестрое́ние (perestrojénije) [neuter] (Russian), манёвр (manjóvr) [masculine] (Russian), передвиже́ние (peredvižénije) [neuter] (Russian), эволю́ция (evoljúcija) (english: obsolete or ironical) [feminine] (Russian)
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  5. An unfolding.
    (geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry
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  6. An unfolding.
    (mathematics, now chiefly historical) The extraction of a root from a given power.
    Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics: the extraction of a root from a quantity): извличане (izvličane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), извлече́ние ко́рня (izvlečénije kórnja) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-evolution-en-noun-5hcXX3gm Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: the extraction of a root from a quantity': 2 1 5 1 22 57 2 1 6 2
  7. An unfolding.
    (chemistry) The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
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  8. Process of development.
    Development; the act or result of developing what was implicit in an idea, argument etc.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-evolution-en-noun-IA8CBrdp
  9. Process of development.
    A process of gradual change in a given system, subject, product etc., especially from simpler to more complex forms.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-evolution-en-noun-5HOVqaNx
  10. Process of development.
    (biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations.
    Wikidata QID: Q1063 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Evolutionary theory, Genetics Translations (biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time): evolusie (Afrikaans), evolucion [masculine] (Albanian), تَطَوُّر (taṭawwur) [masculine] (Arabic), էվոլյուցիա (ēvolyucʻia) (Armenian), evolución [feminine] (Asturian), təkamül (Azerbaijani), эвалю́цыя (evaljúcyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), বিবর্তন (biborton) (Bengali), еволю́ция (evoljúcija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ဆင့်ကဲဖြစ်စဉ် (hcang.kai:hpraccany) (Burmese), evolució [feminine] (Catalan), 進化 /进化 (chìn-hòa) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 演化 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 進化 /进化 (zeon³ faa³) (Chinese Cantonese), 演化 (jin² faa³) (Chinese Cantonese), 進化 /进化 (jìnhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 演化 (yǎnhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), evoluce [feminine] (Czech), evolution (Danish), evolutie [feminine] (Dutch), evoluo (Esperanto), evolutsioon (Estonian), evoluutio [feminine] (Finnish), évolution [feminine] (French), evolución [feminine] (Galician), ევოლუცია (evolucia) (Georgian), Evolution [feminine] (German), εξέλιξη (exélixi) (Greek), liliuewe (Hawaiian), אֶבוֹלוּצְיָה (evolútsya) [feminine] (Hebrew), विकास (vikās) [feminine] (Hindi), evolúció (Hungarian), þróunarkenningin (Icelandic), evolusi (Indonesian), evolution (Interlingua), éabhlóid [feminine] (Irish), evoluzione [feminine] (Italian), 進化 (shinka) (alt: しんか) (Japanese), эволюция (evolyutsiya) (Karachay-Balkar), эволюция (évolüsiä) (Kazakh), ការវិវត្តន៍ (kaa vivŏət) (Khmer), 진화 (jinhwa) (alt: 進化) (Korean), эволюция (evolyutsiya) (Kyrgyz), ວິວັດທະນາການ (vi vat tha nā kān) (Lao), ēvolūtiō vītae [feminine] (Latin), evolūcija [feminine] (Latvian), evoliucija [feminine] (Lithuanian), evoluzion (Lombard), еволуција (evolucija) [feminine] (Macedonian), evolusi (Malay), ubah ansur (Malay), evoluzzjoni [feminine] (Maltese), aafilley [masculine] (Manx), kukuwhatanga (Maori), उत्क्रांती (utkrāntī) [feminine] (Marathi), эволюци (evoljüci) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), peresandin (Northern Kurdish), tekamûl (Northern Kurdish), evolusjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), evolusjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), evolucion [feminine] (Occitan), تکامل (takāmol) [masculine] (Pashto), تکامل (takâmol) (Persian), فرگشت (fargašt) [singular] (Persian), ewolucja [feminine] (Polish), evolução [feminine] (Portuguese), evoluție [feminine] (Romanian), эволю́ция (evoljúcija) [feminine] (Russian), разви́тие (razvítije) [neuter] (Russian), еволу́ција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), evolúcija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), පරිණාමය (pariṇāmaya) (Sinhalese), evolúcia [feminine] (Slovak), evolucija [feminine] (Slovene), evolución [feminine] (Spanish), evolution [common-gender] (Swedish), ebolusyon (Tagalog), kasunlaran (Tagalog), pagsunlad (Tagalog), таҳаввул (tahavvul) (Tajik), эволютсия (evolyutsiya) (Tajik), такомул (takomul) (Tajik), эволюция (ewolyutsiyä) (Tatar), วิวัฒนาการ (wí-wát-tá-naa-gaan) (Thai), evrim (Turkish), ewolýusiýa (Turkmen), еволю́ція (evoljúcija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ارتقاء (irtiqā) (Urdu), ارتقا (irtiqā) (Urdu), تَکامُل (takāmul) (Urdu), ئېۋوليۇتسىيە (ëwolyutsiye) (Uyghur), evolutsiya (Uzbek), tiến hóa (alt: 進化) (Vietnamese), volf (Volapük), evoľuutsijõ (Votic), esblygiad [masculine] (Welsh), эволюция (evolutsiya) (Yakut), עוואָלוציע (evolutsye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
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Translations (general: a gradual process of development): تَطَوُّر (taṭawwur) [masculine] (Arabic), էվոլյուցիա (ēvolyucʻia) (Armenian), զարգացում (zargacʻum) (Armenian), evolución [feminine] (Asturian), разви́тие (razvítie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), evolució [feminine] (Catalan), 演變 /演变 (yǎnbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 變遷 /变迁 (biànqiān) (Chinese Mandarin), evoluce (Czech), vývoj (Czech), udvikling [common-gender] (Danish), evolutie [feminine] (Dutch), evoluo (Esperanto), evolutsioon (Estonian), evoluutio (Finnish), kehitys (Finnish), muutos (Finnish), évolution [feminine] (French), evolución [feminine] (Galician), ევოლუცია (evolucia) (Georgian), განვითარება (ganvitareba) (Georgian), Evolution [feminine] (German), liliuoli (Hawaiian), הִתְפַּתְּחוּת (hitpat'khút) [feminine] (Hebrew), השתלשלות [feminine] (Hebrew), विकास (vikās) (Hindi), evolution (Interlingua), evoluzione [feminine] (Italian), épolusi (Javanese), kamajengan (Javanese), өзгөртүм (özgörtüm) (Kyrgyz), seriēs [feminine] (Latin), prōgressus [masculine] (Latin), evolūcija [feminine] (Latvian), evoliucija [feminine] (Lithuanian), evoluzion (Lombard), evolusi (Malay), ubah ansur (Malay), evoluzzjoni [feminine] (Maltese), whanaketanga (Maori), kukuwhatanga (Maori), उत्क्रांती (utkrāntī) [feminine] (Marathi), evolusjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), evolusjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), evolucion [feminine] (Occitan), تکامل (takâmol) (Persian), فرگشت (fargašt) (Persian), ewolucja [feminine] (Polish), evolução [feminine] (Portuguese), evoluție [feminine] (Romanian), эволю́ция (evoljúcija) [feminine] (Russian), разви́тие (razvítije) [neuter] (Russian), evolúcija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), evolúcia [feminine] (Slovak), evolución [feminine] (Spanish), evolution [common-gender] (Swedish), utveckling [common-gender] (Swedish), pagsunlad (Tagalog), วิวัฒนาการ (wí-wát-tá-naa-gaan) (Thai), еволю́ція (evoljúcija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), esblygiad [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "taṭawwur",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "تَطَوُّر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ēvolyucʻia",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "էվոլյուցիա"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolución"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "təkamül"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "evaljúcyja",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "эвалю́цыя"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "biborton",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "বিবর্তন"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "evoljúcija",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "еволю́ция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "hcang.kai:hpraccany",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "ဆင့်ကဲဖြစ်စဉ်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolució"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "zeon³ faa³",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "進化 /进化"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "jin² faa³",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "演化"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "chìn-hòa",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "進化 /进化"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "演化"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jìnhuà",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "進化 /进化"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǎnhuà",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "演化"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evoluce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "evolution"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolutie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "evoluo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "evolutsioon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evoluutio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "évolution"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolución"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "evolucia",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "ევოლუცია"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Evolution"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "exélixi",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "εξέλιξη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "liliuewe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "evolútsya",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "אֶבוֹלוּצְיָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vikās",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "विकास"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "evolúció"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "þróunarkenningin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "evolusi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "evolution"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "éabhlóid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evoluzione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "alt": "しんか",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shinka",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "進化"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "krc",
          "lang": "Karachay-Balkar",
          "roman": "evolyutsiya",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "эволюция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "évolüsiä",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "эволюция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kaa vivŏət",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "ការវិវត្តន៍"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "alt": "進化",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jinhwa",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "진화"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "peresandin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "tekamûl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "evolyutsiya",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "эволюция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "vi vat tha nā kān",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "ວິວັດທະນາການ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ēvolūtiō vītae"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolūcija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evoliucija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "lmo",
          "lang": "Lombard",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "evoluzion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "evolucija",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "еволуција"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "evolusi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "ubah ansur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evoluzzjoni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aafilley"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "kukuwhatanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "utkrāntī",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "उत्क्रांती"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "evoljüci",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "эволюци"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "evolusjon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "evolusjon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolucion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "takāmol",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "تکامل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "takâmol",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "تکامل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "fargašt",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "singular"
          ],
          "word": "فرگشت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ewolucja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolução"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evoluție"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "evoljúcija",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "эволю́ция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razvítije",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "разви́тие"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "еволу́ција"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolúcija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "pariṇāmaya",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "පරිණාමය"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolúcia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolucija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evolución"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "evolution"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "ebolusyon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "kasunlaran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "pagsunlad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "tahavvul",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "таҳаввул"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "evolyutsiya",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "эволютсия"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "takomul",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "такомул"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "ewolyutsiyä",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "эволюция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "wí-wát-tá-naa-gaan",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "วิวัฒนาการ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "evrim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
          "word": "ewolýusiýa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 6 4 5 3 5 5 19 38",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "evoljúcija",
          "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitpat'khút",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הִתְפַּתְּחוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "השתלשלות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vikās",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "विकास"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "evolution"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evoluzione"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "épolusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "kamajengan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "özgörtüm",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "өзгөртүм"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seriēs"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prōgressus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolūcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evoliucija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lmo",
      "lang": "Lombard",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "evoluzion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "evolusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "ubah ansur"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evoluzzjoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "whanaketanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "kukuwhatanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "utkrāntī",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "उत्क्रांती"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "evolusjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "evolusjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolucion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "takâmol",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "تکامل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "fargašt",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "فرگشت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ewolucja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolução"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evoluție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "evoljúcija",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эволю́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razvítije",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разви́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolúcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolúcia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolución"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "evolution"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "utveckling"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "pagsunlad"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "wí-wát-tá-naa-gaan",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "word": "วิวัฒนาการ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "evoljúcija",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "еволю́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "general: a gradual process of development",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esblygiad"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evolusie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "evolucion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taṭawwur",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَطَوُّر"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ēvolyucʻia",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "էվոլյուցիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolución"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "təkamül"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "evaljúcyja",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эвалю́цыя"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "biborton",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "বিবর্তন"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "evoljúcija",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "еволю́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hcang.kai:hpraccany",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "ဆင့်ကဲဖြစ်စဉ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolució"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zeon³ faa³",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "進化 /进化"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jin² faa³",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "演化"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "chìn-hòa",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "進化 /进化"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "演化"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìnhuà",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "進化 /进化"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǎnhuà",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "演化"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evoluce"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evolution"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolutie"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evoluo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evolutsioon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evoluutio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "évolution"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolución"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "evolucia",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "ევოლუცია"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Evolution"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exélixi",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "εξέλιξη"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "liliuewe"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "evolútsya",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אֶבוֹלוּצְיָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vikās",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "विकास"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evolúció"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "þróunarkenningin"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evolusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evolution"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "éabhlóid"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evoluzione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinka",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "進化"
    },
    {
      "code": "krc",
      "lang": "Karachay-Balkar",
      "roman": "evolyutsiya",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "эволюция"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "évolüsiä",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "эволюция"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa vivŏət",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "ការវិវត្តន៍"
    },
    {
      "alt": "進化",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jinhwa",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "진화"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "peresandin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "tekamûl"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "evolyutsiya",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "эволюция"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "vi vat tha nā kān",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "ວິວັດທະນາການ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ēvolūtiō vītae"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolūcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evoliucija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lmo",
      "lang": "Lombard",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evoluzion"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "evolucija",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "еволуција"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evolusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "ubah ansur"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evoluzzjoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aafilley"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "kukuwhatanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "utkrāntī",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "उत्क्रांती"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "evoljüci",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "эволюци"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "evolusjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "evolusjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolucion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "takāmol",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تکامل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "takâmol",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "تکامل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "fargašt",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "فرگشت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ewolucja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolução"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evoluție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "evoljúcija",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эволю́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razvítije",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разви́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "еволу́ција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolúcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "pariṇāmaya",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "පරිණාමය"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolúcia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolucija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolución"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "evolution"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "ebolusyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "kasunlaran"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "pagsunlad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tahavvul",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "таҳаввул"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "evolyutsiya",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "эволютсия"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "takomul",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "такомул"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "ewolyutsiyä",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "эволюция"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "wí-wát-tá-naa-gaan",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "วิวัฒนาการ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evrim"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "ewolýusiýa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "evoljúcija",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "еволю́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "irtiqā",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "ارتقاء"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "irtiqā",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "ارتقا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "takāmul",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "تَکامُل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "ëwolyutsiye",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "ئېۋوليۇتسىيە"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evolutsiya"
    },
    {
      "alt": "進化",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "tiến hóa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "volf"
    },
    {
      "code": "vot",
      "lang": "Votic",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "evoľuutsijõ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esblygiad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "evolutsiya",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "word": "эволюция"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "evolutsye",
      "sense": "biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "עוואָלוציע"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izvličane",
      "sense": "mathematics: the extraction of a root from a quantity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "извличане"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvlečénije kórnja",
      "sense": "mathematics: the extraction of a root from a quantity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "извлече́ние ко́рня"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prestrojavane",
      "sense": "military: One of a series of ordered movements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "престрояване"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "military: One of a series of ordered movements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ewolucja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "military: One of a series of ordered movements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolução"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perestrojénije",
      "sense": "military: One of a series of ordered movements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "перестрое́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "manjóvr",
      "sense": "military: One of a series of ordered movements",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "манёвр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "peredvižénije",
      "sense": "military: One of a series of ordered movements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "передвиже́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "obsolete or ironical",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "evoljúcija",
      "sense": "military: One of a series of ordered movements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эволю́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "turning movement of the body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ewolucja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "turning movement of the body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evolução"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "evolution"
  ],
  "word": "evolution"
}

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