evolution

/ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/noun
Middle School
1

A manoeuvre of troops or ships.

2

A turning movement, especially of the body.

3

A turned or twisted shape; an involution, a complex or intricate shape.

4

The act or process of unfolding or opening out; the progression of events in regular succession.

5

The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it.

6

The extraction of a root from a given power.

7

The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission.

8

Development; the act or result of developing what was implicit in an idea, argument etc.

9

A process of gradual change in a given system, subject, product etc., especially from simpler to more complex forms.

10

The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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