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doctrine of descent

noun

the theory that animals and plants arose by descent from previously existing organisms; theory of evolution

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Nearby words

  1. doctorspeak,
  2. doctrinaire,
  3. doctrinal,
  4. doctrinally,
  5. doctrine,
  6. docu-soap,
  7. docudrama,
  8. document,
  9. document reader,
  10. documental
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