devolution

IPA(Pronunciation)

/diːvəˈluːʃən/

Noun

derogatory

A rolling down. / A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession / The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.

Japanese Meaning

下方向への転がりまたは下降（物理的な動きとしての下り） / 一連の回転または連続した段階を経て起こる下降、衰退としての転落 / 権利や権力などが後継者や別の組織に移譲されること

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The sudden devolution of the boulder down the hillside surprised the hikers.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

丘の斜面を転がり落ちた巨岩の突然の転がりにハイカーたちは驚いた。

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Sense（1）

A rolling down.

Sense（2）

A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession

Sense（3）

The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.

Sense（4）

(derogatory) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).

He is the place where the devolution from Heaven and the evolution from earth meet.

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Sense（5）

(government) The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).

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devolutions

（ plural ）

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