[di-vel-uh
p-muhnt] 
| 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. |
| 4. | Music. the part of a movement or composition in which a theme or themes are developed. |
| 5. | a large group of private houses or of apartment houses, often of similar design, constructed as a unified community, esp. by a real-estate developer or government organization. |
| 6. | Chess. the act or process of developing chess pieces. |
| 7. | Mining. the work of digging openings, as tunnels, raises, and winzes, to give access to new workings, and of erecting necessary structures. |
| de·vel·op·ment (dĭ-věl'əp-mənt) n.
Synonyms: These nouns mean a progression from a simpler or lower to a more advanced, mature, or complex form or stage: the development of an idea into reality; the evolution of a plant from a seed; attempts made to foster social progress. |
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.