devolution
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
Types & categories
- physical process hypernym
- attack hyponym
- obsolescence hyponym
- macular degeneration hyponym
Related & opposite
- evolution antonym
- degenerate derivation
Sense 2 noun
the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
Types & categories
- relegation hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | evolution |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | degenerate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | attack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | obsolescence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | macular degeneration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | devolve |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | governing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | relegation |