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[noun] 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"
[noun] 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"
[noun] a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
[noun] a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"
[noun] processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
[noun] 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"
[noun] 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"
[noun] 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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\De*vel"op*ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]veloppement.] [Written also {developement}.] 1. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state. A new development of imagination, taste, and poetry. --Channing. 2. (Biol.) The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization. 3. (Math.)
(a) The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning.
(b) The equivalent expression into which another has been developed. 4. (mus.) The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive. {Development theory} (Biol.), the doctrine that animals and plants possess the power of passing by slow and successive stages from a lower to a higher state of organization, and that all the higher forms of life now in existence were thus developed by uniform laws from lower forms, and are not the result of special creative acts. See the Note under {Darwinian}. Syn: Unfolding; disclosure; unraveling; evolution; elaboration; growth.

Synonyms for development

developing, evolution, exploitation, growing, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny

Antonyms: degeneration, devolution, nondevelopment

See also: advancement | caenogenesis | capitalization | cenogenesis | culture | cytogenesis | dentition | district | gametogenesis | gastrulation | housing development | masculinization | modification | neurogenesis | overutilization | process | product development | progress | psychomotor development | teething | turn of events | twist | unitisation | usage | water development |

Related terms: abiogenesis, buildup, burden, catastrophe, characterization, continuity, dilation, drilling, fable, genesis, gimmick, gradual change, growth, inflation, isogenesis, jump, leap, local color, monogenesis, nurture, offshoot, parthenogenesis, progress, ripening, rising action, scheme, sequent, snowballing, surge, training

The fun area, different aproach to word »development«

Let's analyse "development" as pure text. This string has Eleven letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 36.4% of vowels is 2.2% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNEMPOLEVED. Average typing speed for these characters is 2975 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: development: 5 + 5 + 6 + 5 = 21, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: development: 4 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 3 + 6 + 7 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 2 = 50, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (3) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
V (1) 22 Fool Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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