Meanings
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noun
The process of growing or changing into something bigger, stronger, or more advanced.
The development of this idea took many years.
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2
noun
A recent event or piece of news that affects a situation.
We are following the latest developments in the case closely.
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3
noun
The act of creating or improving a product, plan, or area of land.
The company spends millions on research and development.
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noun
An area of land with new houses or buildings on it.
A new housing development is going up on the edge of town.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
developments
Derived forms
antidevelopmentcodevelopmentcounterdevelopmentdevelopmentaldevelopmentarydevelopmentationdevlogdevopsdevsecopsecodevelopmentethnodevelopmenthyperdevelopment
Etymology
From French développement, from Old French desvelopemens (“unrolling”). By surface analysis, develop + -ment. First attested in 1756.
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