Feb 27, 2015 · Evolve usually has a positive connotation. Evolution is usually thought of as making improvements or refinements. The Latin meaning of e-, “coming out”, is mostly forgotten, but lives on …

May 28, 2021 · The prefix "inter" means "belonging to many" (think international = belonging to many nations). "Temporal" means "having to do with time or time frames". In this situation, "inter-temporal …

Mar 26, 2016 · I've read the following context which mentions the word "course of evolution" and I don't think that the meaning is in the simple meaning of course, like a course in the university.

May 1, 2015 · This is about the origin and evolution of the "not humorous" meanings of "funny". The question is twofold: What is the (language) context for this taking shape in Southern U.S. in 1806 and …

Aug 2, 2015 · I came across this sentence: The consensus was that here was a drama truly reflecting an early stage in die evolution of tragedy out of choral lyric. Adding context: Modern archaeological finds...

Sep 16, 2015 · I suppose it may have the same meaning of ever-changing which means constantly changing, according to oxford dictionary because Google suggested it in the search page other than …

Oct 31, 2022 · 2 I've seen this many times on social media and I can't decide whether it has good or bad meaning. Here is an example from twitter of a picture of a person with the statement saying …

Jun 21, 2025 · There's also been evolution in English-language swear words. 100 years ago or so, the strongest and most taboo swears were religious profanities (with their softened minced forms you …

Sep 21, 2020 · It's not so much part of the meaning of the word - just that pragmatically speaking, unstable rapidly-changing environments are usually "problematic" (evolution being the archetypal …

Oct 10, 2020 · The word "theory" has multiple meanings in English. A "theory" may be an explanation that works in an idealized, imaginary world rather than the world of actual experience. The perfect …