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neoevolutionist

neoevolutionist noun: a proponent of neoevolutionism.

Noun

neoevolutionist (uncountable)

  1. A proponent of neoevolutionism.
    • The neoevolutionists were related to the evolutionists of the past century by their search for laws, their interest in general and universal models, their confidence in progress, and their optimistic attitude toward historical reconstruction.1977 March, Leo S. Klejn, “A Panorama of Theoretical Archaeology”, in Current Anthropology, volume 18, number 1, →DOI, page 4

Origin of neoevolutionist

From neo- + evolutionist.

Questions about neoevolutionist

What does neoevolutionist mean?
Neoevolutionist means a proponent of neoevolutionism.
What part of speech is neoevolutionist?
Neoevolutionist is a noun.

Words near neoevolutionist in the dictionary

  1. neoethnicities
  2. neoethnicity
  3. neoeugenics
  4. neoevolution
  5. neoevolutionism
  6. neoevolutionist
  7. neoevonoside
  8. neoexpression
  9. neofan
  10. neofans
  11. neofascism

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