Word: Darwinism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: da
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ni
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Definition: The principles of natural selection set out in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859), more strictly defined by August Weismann and developed by other authors into a central part of the modern evolutionary synthesis.
Morphemes:
Affix: Darwin
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dēore
Language: ang
Decoded: deore
Meaning: dear
Affix: wine
Language: ang
Decoded: wine
Meaning: friend
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.