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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
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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 slow development of her skill as a writer
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a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
recent developments in Iraq
what a revolting development!
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the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
the development of Alaskan resources
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a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
such land is practical for small park developments
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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
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(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
he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
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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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(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
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