Darwinians

/dɑːrˈwɪniənz/ noun

Definition

Plural of Darwinian; people who support, follow, or believe in Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.

Etymology

From Charles Darwin's name plus '-ian' (suffix creating adjectives and nouns denoting followers or believers) plus '-s' (plural).

Kelly Says

The term 'Darwinian' took only a few years to enter English after Darwin published in 1859—showing how quickly a single scientist's ideas can revolutionize language itself!

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