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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'devolution' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions devolution noun  (context, originally) A rolling down. A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another. (genetics) degeneration, Degeneration (as opposed to evolution). The transfer of some powers, and the delegation of some functions, from a central sovereign government to local government; eg. from Westminster to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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