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de·vel·op·ment
 development
- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of developing or bringing to a completed state.
The development of the new highway took several years.- synonyms:
- advancement, amplification, elaboration, enlargement, evolution, expansion, furtherance, generation, growth, progress, progression
- antonyms:
- decline
- similar words:
- career, civilization, formation, improvement, magnification, maturation, nurture, promotion, reinforcement
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| definition 2: |
the state of being developed.
- synonyms:
- elaboration, establishment, expansion
- similar words:
- amplification, formation, improvement, progress, promotion, reinforcement
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| definition 3: |
an event or happening of consequence.
They will report on the latest developments in the war.- synonyms:
- event
- similar words:
- happening, occurrence
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| definition 4: |
a group of houses or other structures, usu. built by the same person or company.
- similar words:
- complex, subdivision, suburb
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| related words: |
aftermath, amplification, civilization, cultivation, culture, derivation, go, growth, metamorphosis, movement, outgrowth, process, progress, progression, project |
| derivations: |
developmental (adj.), developmentally (adv.) |
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