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noun
1.
the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development.
2.
a significant consequence or event: recent developments in the field of science.
3.
a developed state or form: Drama reached its highest development in the plays of Shakespeare.
5.
EXPANDa 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.
6.
Chess. the act or process of developing chess pieces.
7.
COLLAPSEMining. the work of digging openings, as tunnels, raises, and winzes, to give access to new workings, and of erecting necessary structures.
Related forms
de·vel·op·men·tal, de·vel·op·men·ta·ry, adjective
de·vel·op·men·tal·ly, adverb
an·ti·de·vel·op·ment, adjective
hy·per·de·vel·op·ment, noun
hy·per·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjective
EXPANDnon·de·vel·op·ment, noun
non·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjective
non·de·vel·op·men·tal·ly, adverb
post·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjective
pre·de·vel·op·ment, noun
self-de·vel·op·ment, noun
sub·de·vel·op·ment, noun
su·per·de·vel·op·ment, noun
un·de·vel·op·ment, noun
un·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjective
un·de·vel·op·men·tal·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. expansion, elaboration, growth, evolution; unfolding, opening, maturing, maturation. 3. maturity, ripeness. 5. community, subdivision.
1. expansion, elaboration, growth, evolution; unfolding, opening, maturing, maturation. 3. maturity, ripeness. 5. community, subdivision.
Antonyms
1. deterioration, disintegration.
1. deterioration, disintegration.
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Medical Dictionary
development de·vel·op·ment (dĭ-věl'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.
de·vel'op·men'tal (-měn'tl) adj.
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Computing Dictionary
development definition
The process of analysis, design, coding and testing software.
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