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development Definition
(n)
act
of
improving
by
expanding
or
enlarging
or
refining
; "
he
congratulated
them
on
their
development
of
a
plan
to
meet
the
emergency
"; "
they
funded
research
and
development
"
(n)
a
process
in
which
something
passes
by
degrees
to
a
different
stage
(
especially
a
more
advanced
or
mature
stage
); "
the
development
of
his
ideas
took
many
years
"; "
the
evolution
of
Greek
civilization
"; "
the
slow
development
of
her
skill
as
a
writer
"
(n)
a
recent
event
that
has
some
relevance
for
the
present
situation
; "
recent
developments
in
Iraq
"; "
what
a
revolting
development
!"
(n)
the
act
of
making
some
area
of
land
or
water
more
profitable
or
productive
or
useful
; "
the
development
of
Alaskan
resources
"; "
the
exploitation
of
copper
deposits
"
(n)
a
district
that
has
been
developed
to
serve
some
purpose
; "
such
land
is
practical
for
small
park
developments
"
(n)
a
state
in
which
things
are
improving
;
the
result
of
developing
(
as
in
the
early
part
of
a
game
of
chess
); "
after
he
saw
the
latest
development
he
changed
his
mind
and
became
a
supporter
"; "
in
chess
your
should
take
care
of
your
development
before
moving
(n) (
biology
)
the
process
of
an
individual
organism
growing
organically
;
a
purely
biological
unfolding
of
events
involved
in
an
organism
changing
gradually
from
a
simple
to
a
more
complex
level
; "
he
proposed
an
indicator
of
osseous
development
in
children
"
(n)
processing
a
photosensitive
material
in
order
to
make
an
image
visible
; "
the
development
and
printing
of
his
pictures
took
only
two
hours
"
development Synonyms
developing
development
evolution
exploitation
growing
growth
maturation
ontogenesis
ontogeny
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