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developments definition
developments |
Grep of noun development arrested development department of housing and urban development development developmental age developmental learning developmental psychology housing and urban development housing development international bank for reconstruction and development international development association land development nondevelopment product development psychomotor development psychosexual development redevelopment ribbon development secretary of housing and urban development social development commission underdevelopment water development Overview of noun development The noun development has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (455) 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. (175) 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. (89) development -- (a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!") 4. (84) 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") 5. (54) development -- (a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments") 6. (49) 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") 7. (39) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- (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") 8. (1) development, developing -- (processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours") Overview of noun development The noun development has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (455) 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. (175) 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. (89) development -- (a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!") 4. (84) 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") 5. (54) development -- (a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments") 6. (49) 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") 7. (39) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- (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") 8. (1) development, developing -- (processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours")
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