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- pronunciation:
- dih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of developing or bringing to a completed state.
The development of the new shopping mall took several years.
- synonyms:
- advancement, enlargement, evolution, expansion, generation, growth
- antonyms:
- decline
- similar words:
- formation, improvement, promotion
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| definition 2: |
an important event or happening.
The president spoke of the latest development in the war.- similar words:
- happening, occurrence
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| definition 3: |
a group of houses or other buildings built by the same person or company.
All of the houses in the development looked very much alike.- similar words:
- suburb
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| related words: |
cultivation, derivation, growth, metamorphosis, process, progress, project |
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| derivations: |
developmental (adj.), developmentally (adv.) |
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