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anamorphosis
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anamorphism
(the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes)
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evolution
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organic evolution
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phylogeny
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phylogenesis
((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)
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anamorphosis
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anamorphism
(the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes)
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anthropogenesis
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anthropogeny
(the evolution or genesis of the human race)
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emergent evolution
(the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution)
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macroevolution
(evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups)
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microevolution
(evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies)
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speciation
(the evolution of a biological species)
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derivationally related form
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anamorphism
(metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals)
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antonym
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anamorphosis
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anamorphism
(a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner)
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copy
(a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing)
"she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
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representation
(a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
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creation
(an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone)
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artifact
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artefact
(a man-made object taken as a whole)
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whole
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unit
(an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
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object
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physical object
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
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physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
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entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))