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development

[dih-vel-uhp-muhnt]

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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.

Origin of development

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

Related formsde·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, nounhy·per·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjectivenon·de·vel·op·ment, nounnon·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjectivenon·de·vel·op·men·tal·ly, adverbpost·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjectivepre·de·vel·op·ment, nounself-de·vel·op·ment, nounsub·de·vel·op·ment, nounsu·per·de·vel·op·ment, nounun·de·vel·op·ment, nounun·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjectiveun·de·vel·op·men·tal·ly, adverb

Synonyms for development

1. expansion, elaboration, growth, evolution; unfolding, opening, maturing, maturation. 3. maturity, ripeness. 5. community, subdivision.

Antonyms for development

1. deterioration, disintegration.

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Examples from the Web for developmentally

Contemporary Examples of developmentally

Adolescents at that age are “developmentally more fully formed and able to make their own decisions,” says Dr. Davis.
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Historical Examples of developmentally

Developmentally and histologically there are no fundamental divergences from the teeth of vertebrates lower in the scale.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for developmentally

development

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 Formsdevelopmental, adjectivedevelopmentally, adverb

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Word Origin and History for developmentally

development

n.

1756, "an unfolding;" see develop + -ment. Of property, with the sense "bringing out the latent possibilities," from 1885 (Pickering's glossary of Americanisms, 1816, has betterments "The improvements made on new lands, by cultivation, and the erection of buildings, &c."). Meaning "state of economic advancement" is from 1902. Meaning "advancement through progressive stages" is 1836.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

developmentally in Medicine

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.

Related formsde•vel′op•men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.

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