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development
noun de·vel·op·ment \di-ˈve-ləp-mənt, dē-\
: the act or process of growing or causing something to grow or become larger or more advanced
: the act or process of creating something over a period of time
: the state of being created or made more advanced
Full Definition of DEVELOPMENT
1
: the act, process, or result of developing <development of new ideas> <an interesting development>
2
: the state of being developed <a project in development>
3
: a developed tract of land; especially : one with houses built on it
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First Known Use of DEVELOPMENT
1756
Related to DEVELOPMENT
- Synonyms
- elaboration, evolution, expansion, growth, progress, progression
- Antonyms
- regress, regression, retrogression, reversion
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DEVELOPMENT Defined for Kids
development
noun de·vel·op·ment \di-ˈve-ləp-mənt\
Definition of DEVELOPMENT for Kids
1
: the act, process, or result of developing
2
: the state of being developed
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development
noun de·vel·op·ment \di-ˈvel-əp-mənt\
Medical Definition of DEVELOPMENT
1
: the action or process of developing: as a : the process of growth and differentiation by which the potentialities of a zygote, spore, or embryo are realized b : the gradual advance through evolutionary stages : evolution
2
: the state of being developed <the great muscular development of weight lifters>
—de·vel·op·men·tal \-ˌvel-əp-ˈment-əl\ adjective
—de·vel·op·men·tal·ly \-ē\ adverb
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