devolution
noun
the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage.
devolutionary
-
a word derived from
devolution.
Example Sentences
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Presumably the exhibition curated by Adam Lerner, director of the Denver museum, won’t view Mothersbaugh’s path since the 1970s as a regressive, devolutionary manifestation of the artist's original manifesto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2014
If the devolutionary and revolutionary trends continue apace then there could be even more consequences for international security.
From US News ● Sep. 18, 2014
If you know Scotland and its devolutionary politics, that adds an extra layer, but don't let a lack of interest deter you.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2011
With its "devolutionary theopantism" * and "axiological eschatology,"* theology is jaw-breakingly abstract.
From Time Magazine Archive
This the Munams had plenty of, and from that point of view were more the evolutionary form of humanity than the devolutionary.
From The Revolutions of Time by Jonathan Dunn
