the theory that living things evolve by natural selection, developed by Charles Darwin in the 19th century see social Darwinism
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NAmE//dɑrˈwɪniən//
adjective Darwinian ideasSee Darwinism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: Darwinism