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Meaning of unilineal evolution | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Of course, when we speak in broadly evolutionary terms, to do so need not imply the simplistic notion of unilineal evolution, with the suggestion that human developments always follow the same sequential pattern.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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