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Meaning of 'development' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Development [ n.]
- 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.
- 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.
- The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning.
- The equivalent expression into which another has been developed.
- 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.

Meaning of 'development' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . development [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (2):
- act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Example in sentence:
  • he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency;
  • they funded research and development
Meaning (3):
- (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
Example in sentence:
  • he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
Meaning (4):
- a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
Example in sentence:
  • recent developments in Iraq;
  • what a revolting development!
Meaning (5):
- a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
Example in sentence:
  • such land is practical for small park developments
Meaning (6):
- processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Example in sentence:
  • the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
Meaning (7):
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Example in sentence:
  • the development of Alaskan resources;
  • the exploitation of copper deposits
Meaning (8):
- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
Example in sentence:
  • the development of his ideas took many years;
  • the evolution of Greek civilization;
  • the slow development of her skill as a writer

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