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Devolution

nounid 42724·updated May 18, 2026
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the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

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synonym
degenerationdevolvement
plural
Devolutions
possessive
Devolution's
pluralpossessive
Devolutions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
§2
the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

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