English Explanatory Dictionary

unilineal evolution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The theory, now considered obsolete, that societies evolve in a single direction toward complexity, progress, and civilization.

Word forms

unilineal evolution unilineal evolutions

Synonyms

unilinear evolution
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