DEVELOPMENT

DE ·VE ·LOP ·MENT 4 syllables

A1 · Beginner 📏 11 letters 🎲 Scrabble 19 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
  2. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
  3. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
  4. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

💬 Examples

  • "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"
  • "they funded research and development"
  • "the development of his ideas took many years"
  • "the evolution of Greek civilization"

🔗 Similar words

evolutiongrowthgrowingmaturationontogenyontogenesis
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