devolution
noun
the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage.
devolutions
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pluralof devolution.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It did, however, mean an increasing pressure on the government for fresh devolutions of authority.
From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard
"Oh," said Mrs. Germain, absorbed by the devolutions of the tale.
From Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution by Maurice Henry Hewlett
