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development
[ dih-vel-uhp-muhnt ]
noun
- the act or process of developing; growth; progress:
child development; economic development.
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Antonyms: ,
- a significant consequence or event:
recent developments in the field of science.
- a developed or advanced state or form:
Drama reached its highest development in the plays of Shakespeare.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
- 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.
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- Chess. the act or process of developing chess pieces.
- Mining. the work of digging openings, as tunnels, raises, and winzes, to give access to new workings, and of erecting necessary structures.
development
/ ɪˈɛə賾əԳ /
noun
- the act or process of growing, progressing, or developing
- the product or result of developing
- a fact, event, or happening, esp one that changes a situation
- an area or tract of land that has been developed
- Also calleddevelopment section the section of a movement, usually in sonata form, in which the basic musical themes are developed
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˌDZˈԳٲ, adjective
- ˌDZˈԳٲly, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·o·t ·o·t· adjective
- ·o·t·ly adverb
- t··o·Գ adjective
- p··o·Գ noun
- hyper··o·t adjective
- ԴDzd·o·Գ noun
- non·o·t adjective
- non·o·t·ly adverb
- post·o·t adjective
- d·o·Գ noun
- -·o·Գ noun
- ܲd·o·Գ noun
- p··o·Գ noun
- ܲd·o·Գ noun
- un·o·t adjective
- un·o·t·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of development1
Example Sentences
The email continued: “We grow and learn new skills faster and better through everyday, in-person interactions with leaders, colleagues and mentors, as well as in-person training, development and networking events.”
Ms Carter, a welfare and campaigns officer for the university and who just graduated from a sustainable development degree, said she planned to vote.
"Recipe development in today's world is enveloped in inspiration from other cooks, cookbook authors, food bloggers and content creators," she said, adding that the "willingness to share receipes" is what she loves about baking.
"For more than 70 years, China has always relied on self-reliance and hard work for development… it has never relied on anyone's gifts and is unafraid of any unreasonable suppression," he said this month.
Wylie, by all accounts, was well liked within the program and beloved by many players who viewed him as critical to their development.
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