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Transformism
Translation of "transformism" into Russian
transformism
Noun
UK
/trænsˈfɔːmɪzəm/
US
/trænsˈfɔrmɪzəm/
transformism
transformisms pl
Transformism is a theory that explains the gradual transformation of species.
Трансформизм — это теория, объясняющая постепенное преобразование видов.
Definitions
transformism
Noun
UK
/trænsˈfɔːmɪzəm/
US
/trænsˈfɔrmɪzəm/
A theory or belief in the gradual transformation of one species into another over time, often associated with evolutionary biology.
The concept of transformism was an early precursor to the modern theory of evolution.
A political practice, especially in late 19th- and early 20th-century Italy, of maintaining power by forming shifting centrist coalitions that co-opt members of the opposition.
Giovanni Giolitti was famous for his use of transformism to keep radical factions out of government.