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Definition for DEV-O-LU'TION
DE-VOIR'
DE-VOLVE'
DEV-O-LU'TION
, n. [L.
devolutio
.]
The act of rolling down; as, the devolution of earth into a valley. – Woodward.
Removal from one person to another; a passing or falling upon a successor. – Hale.
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