development
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English
11 letters
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Commonness #3,796
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Definitions
noun
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/dɪvˈɛlʌpmʌnt/ · 4 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural developments
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more adv
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Antonyms
Antonyms — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
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