evolución

See also: evolucion

Galician

Alternative forms

• evoluçom, evolução (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɛboluˈθjoŋ/ [ɛ.β̞o.luˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ɛboluˈθjoŋ/ [ɛ.β̞o.luˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ɛboluˈsjoŋ/ [ɛ.β̞o.luˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: e‧vo‧lu‧ción

Noun

evolución f (plural evolucións)

1. evolution

Related terms

• evolucionar
• evolucionismo
• evolucionista
• evolutivo

Further reading

• “evolución”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French évolution, Latin ēvolūtiōnem (“unrolling of a book”), from ēvolvō (“to unfold, unroll, clear up”). Cognate with Catalan evolució.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /eboluˈθjon/ [e.β̞o.luˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eboluˈsjon/ [e.β̞o.luˈsjõn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: e‧vo‧lu‧ción

Noun

evolución f (plural evoluciones)

1. evolution
2. development

   Synonym: desarrollo

Derived terms

• evolución biológica
• evolucionar
• evolutivo

 

Further reading

• “evolución”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28