neo-darwinian

1. 1.

   of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern genetic findings

   “Neo-Darwinian theories”

Questions about neo-darwinian

What does neo-darwinian mean?

neo-darwinian means "of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern genetic findings".

How many syllables are in neo-darwinian?

neo-darwinian has 6 syllables and divides as ne-o--dar-wi-ni-an under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is neo-darwinian a common word?

neo-darwinian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.