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Noun: multilinear evolution
  1. Neo-evolutionary theory conceptualizing cultural evolution as a process consisting of a number of forward paths of different styles and lengths.
    "In response, Steward's methodological approach to multilinear evolution called for a detailed comparison of a small number of cultures that were at the same level of sociocultural integration and in similar environments, yet vastly separated geographically."

Type of: neoevolutionism, neo-evolutionism

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