development

[ dih-vel-uhp-muhnt ]

/ dɪˈvɛl əp mənt /

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noun

the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development.

a significant consequence or event: recent developments in the field of science.

a developed or advanced state or form: Drama reached its highest development in the plays of Shakespeare.

Music. the part of a movement or composition in which a theme or themes are developed, or unfolded and elaborated, by various technical means, so as to reveal their inherent possibilities.

a large group of private houses or of apartment houses, often of similar design, constructed as a unified community, especially by a real-estate developer or government organization.

Chess. the act or process of developing chess pieces.

Mining. the work of digging openings, as tunnels, raises, and winzes, to give access to new workings, and of erecting necessary structures.

Words nearby development

developing agent, developing country, developing nation, developing world, developing-out paper, development, development area, development education, development rights, development system, development well

Origin of development

1745–55; develop + -ment, or < French développement

SYNONYMS FOR development

1 expansion, elaboration, growth, evolution; unfolding, opening, maturing, maturation.

3 maturity, ripeness.

5 community, subdivision.

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ANTONYMS FOR development

1 deterioration, disintegration.

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OTHER WORDS FROM development

de·vel·op·men·tal, de·vel·op·men·ta·ry, adjectivede·vel·op·men·tal·ly, adverban·ti·de·vel·op·ment, adjectivehy·per·de·vel·op·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for developmental

But by and large I go over the same things for every developmental stage.
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What kind of employers hire people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)?
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Essentially he is arguing that there are functional trade-offs in developmental biology.
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By the standards of Syndrome Z, her developmental progress is remarkable.
Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth'|Elizabeth Picciuto|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

According to Sarah and Mark, she is 40 and has a developmental age of about 14.
Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth'|Elizabeth Picciuto|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pronephros is distinguished from the mesonephros by developmental as well as structural features.
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The matter of classification will be for several years in a condition of developmental change.
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In this sense, his theory rests upon a more solid base than does the developmental theory of Digby.
Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England|Charles W. Bodemer
Theophrastus understood the value of developmental study, a conception derived from his master.
The Legacy of Greece|Various
This developmental process seems very improbable for many reasons.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

British Dictionary definitions for developmental

development

/ (dɪˈvɛləpmənt) /

noun

the act or process of growing, progressing, or developing

the product or result of developing

a fact, event, or happening, esp one that changes a situation

an area or tract of land that has been developed

Also called: development section the section of a movement, usually in sonata form, in which the basic musical themes are developed

chess

the process of developing pieces
the manner in which they are developed
the position of the pieces in the early part of a game with reference to their attacking potential or defensive efficiency

Derived forms of development

developmental, adjectivedevelopmentally, adverb

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development

[ dĭ-vĕl′əp-mənt ]

n.

The act of developing.

The state of being developed.

A significant event, occurrence, or change.

The natural progression from a previous, simpler, or embryonic stage to a later, more complex, or adult stage.

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de•vel′op•men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.

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