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The process of developing; growth, directed change.uncountable
- The development of this story has been slow.
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The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.uncountable
- The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.
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Something which has developed.countable
- Our news team brings you the latest developments.
- up-to-date with new developments in IT
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A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.countable
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The building of such a project.uncountable
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The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).uncountable
- Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year.
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The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.uncountable
- White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.
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The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.countableuncountable
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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 form.countableuncountable
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The expression of a function in the form of a series.countableuncountable
ant. antidevelopment · nondevelopment · undevelopment