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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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