Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macroevolution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
macroevo-lu-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English evolution English macroevolution From macro- + evolution.

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What does macroevolution mean?
Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.
Where does macroevolution come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English evolution English macroevolution From macro- + evolution.

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