Darwinianism
/daːˈwɪnɪənɪz(ə)m/noun
1Imitation of the poetic style of Erasmus Darwin. rare. Now historical.
2The Darwinian theory of evolution by natural selection; = Darwinism. Also: an analogous theory of development through competition in other spheres; = Darwinism. In quot. 1883: a Darwinian idiom or phrase.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Edinburgh Review. From Darwinian + -ism.
- die
- die a (or the) death
- dieback
- die-cast
- Diefenbaker, John George
- dieffenbachia
- diegesis
- diegetic
- Diego Garcia
- die hard
- diehard
- die-in
- die in bed
- die in harness
- diel
- dieldrin
- dielectric
- dielectrically
- dielectric constant
- dielectric heating
- dielectrophoresis
- die like flies
- die link
- Diels–Alder
- Diels–Alder reaction