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devolutionary

devolutionary adjective: of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.

Adjective

devolutionary (comparative more devolutionary, superlative most devolutionary)

  1. Of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.

Forms of devolutionary

comparativemore devolutionary
superlativemost devolutionary

Origin of devolutionary

From devolution + -ary.

Questions about devolutionary

What does devolutionary mean?
Devolutionary means of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
What part of speech is devolutionary?
Devolutionary is an adjective.

Words near devolutionary in the dictionary

  1. devolatilizing
  2. devolute
  3. devolutes
  4. devolution
  5. devolutional
  6. devolutionary
  7. devolutionist
  8. devolutionists
  9. devolutions
  10. devolvable
  11. devolve

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