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1. (n.) development
the act of developing.
2. development
a significant consequence or event.
3. development
a developed state or form; maturity.
4. development
the section of a musical composition in which themes or motifs are developed.
5. development
a large group of dwellings, often of similar design and constructed as a community, esp. by a real-estate developer.
6. development
the raising of funds, expansion of activities or opportunities, etc., esp. for an organization or foundation.
Etymology: (1745–55; < F)
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| Definition of 'development' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) development
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"
2. (noun) development, evolution
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"
3. (noun) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
(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"
4. (noun) development
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
"recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
5. (noun) exploitation, development
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"
6. (noun) development
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
"such land is practical for small park developments"
7. (noun) development
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 your queen"
8. (noun) development, developing
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
"the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
9. (noun) development
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
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1. (noun) development
the process by which sth or sb grows and becomes bigger, more successful, etc.
child development; his development from homeless person to multimillionaire
2. development
the act or process of creating sth new
the development of new medical treatments; developments in film making technique
3. development
an occurrence or event
important developments in the investigation
4. development
the use of land for building, or the buildings put on the land
a new housing development; land that is perfect for development
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| Definition of 'development' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) development
the act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state
2. (noun) development
the series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization
3. (noun) development
the act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning
4. (noun) development
the equivalent expression into which another has been developed
5. (noun) development
the elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive
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| Definitions of 'development' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. development
the biological doctrine which ascribes an innate expansive power to the organised universe, and affirms the deviation of the most complex forms through intermediate links from the simplest, without the intervention of special acts of creation. See Evolution.
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Sense: the process or act of developing
a crucial stage in the development of a child.
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 Afrikaans: ontwikkeling |
 Arabic: تَطوير، تَنْمِيَه |
 Bulgarian: развитие |
 Brazilian: desenvolvimento |
 Czech: vývoj |
 German: die Entwicklung |
 Danish: udvikling |
 Greek: ανάπτυξη, εμφάνιση |
 Spanish: desarrollo |
 Estonian: areng |
 Farsi: رشد؛ گسترش |
 Finnish: kehitys |
 French: développement |
 Hebrew: פָּתוח |
 Hindi: विकास |
 Croatian: razvoj |
 Hungarian: (ki)fejlődés |
 Indonesian: perkembangan |
 Icelandic: þroski |
 Italian: sviluppo |
 Japanese: 発達 |
 Korean: 발달 |
 Lithuanian: vystymasis, plėtra, plėto |
 Latvian: attīstība; attīstīšana |
 Malay: pembangunan |
 Dutch: ontwikkeling |
 Norwegian: utvikling, videreføring, |
 Polish: rozwój |
 Persian: رشد؛ گسترش |
 Pashto: انكشاف |
 Portuguese: desenvolvimento |
 Romanian: dezvoltare |
 Russian: развитие |
 Slovak: vývoj, vývin |
 Slovenian: razvoj |
 Serbian: razvoj |
 Swedish: utveckling |
 Thai: การเจริญเติบโต |
 Turkish: gelişme, gelişim |
 Taiwanese: 發展，發育 |
 Ukrainian: розвиток; зростання |
 Urdu: تعمیر و ترقی |
 Vietnamese: sự phát triển |
 Chinese: 发展，发育 |
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