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Definition of evolutionarily adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

evolutionarily

adverb

/ˌiːvəˈluːʃənərəli/,

/ˌevəˈluːʃənərəli/

/ˌevəˌluːʃəˈnerɪli/

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in a way that is connected with evolution or with slow steady development and change
- an evolutionarily advanced group of insects
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