development
/dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/
The process of developing; growth, directed change; Something which has developed
- plural
- developments
Meanings
- 1
The process of developing; growth, directed change
That's a natural process in the development of a language.
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Economic development is important for Africa.
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Something which has developed
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The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cellsrare
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A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildingsrare
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The building of such a projectrare
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The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research)rare
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The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving itrare
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The process by in which previous material is transformed and restatedrare
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The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying formrare
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The expression of a function in the form of a seriesrare