development, n.
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freq. cnt. 135
(developments)
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act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 52 freq. cnt.: 52
development
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"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)
<noun.process> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 46 freq. cnt.: 5
development evolution
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"the development of his ideas took many years""the evolution of Greek civilization"
"the slow development of her skill as a writer"
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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
<noun.process> freq. cnt.: 52 freq. cnt.: 37 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
development growing growth maturation ontogenesis ontogeny
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"he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
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culture
amelogenesis
angiogenesis
apposition
auxesis
flowering, blossoming, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence
cenogenesis, kenogenesis, caenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis
cohesion
cultivation
cytogenesis, cytogeny
foliation, leafing
fructification
gametogenesis
germination, sprouting
habit
infructescence
intussusception
juvenescence
life cycle
masculinization, masculinisation, virilization, virilisation
morphogenesis
myelinization, myelinisation
neurogenesis
palingenesis, recapitulation
proliferation
psychogenesis
psychogenesis
psychomotor development
psychosexual development
rooting
suppression
teething, dentition, odontiasis
teratogenesis
vegetation
domain of synset (topic)
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member of this domain (topic)
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
development
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"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
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2
development exploitation
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"the development of Alaskan resources""the exploitation of copper deposits"
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a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
development
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"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)
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
development
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"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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(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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development
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
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developing development
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"the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
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