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Definitions for Development
[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 or advanced 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, or unfolded and elaborated, by various technical means, so as to reveal their inherent possibilities.
[5] 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.
[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.
[8] the act or process of growing, progressing, or developing
[9] the product or result of developing
[10] a fact, event, or happening, esp one that changes a situation
[11] an area or tract of land that has been developed
[12] Also called: development section the section of a movement, usually in sonata form, in which the basic musical themes are developed
[13] 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
Words related to Development
evolution, advancement, expansion, improvement, increase, progress, situation, outcome, issue, result, change, maturity, progression, addition, reinforcement, enlargement, augmentation, hike, flowering, advance
Words nearby Development
developing agent, developing country, developing nation, developing world, developing-out paper, development, development area, development education, development rights, development system, development well
Origin of Development
1745–55; develop + -ment, or < French développement
Other words from Development
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
non·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
de•vel′op•men′ tal (-mĕn′ tl ) adj.
Synonyms for Development
advancement, evolution, expansion, improvement, increase, progress, addition, adulthood, advance, augmentation, boost, buildup, chrysalis, developing, enlargement, flowering, hike, maturation, maturity, ontogenesis, ontogeny, progression, reinforcement, ripening, spread, spreading, unfolding, adding to, advancing, augmenting, elaborating, evolvement, evolving, increasing, making progress, maturing, ongoing, perfecting, reinforcing, unraveling, upgrowth, upping