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Words with a similar base: development

'development'

[development.n.01] as in: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

Examples:
he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
they funded research and development

'development'

[development.n.02] as in: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

Examples:
the development of his ideas took many years
the evolution of Greek civilization
the slow development of her skill as a writer

'development'

[growth.n.01] as in: (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

Examples:
he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children

'development'

[development.n.04] as in: a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

Examples:
recent developments in Iraq
what a revolting development!

'development'

[exploitation.n.01] as in: the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

Examples:
the development of Alaskan resources
the exploitation of copper deposits

'development'

[development.n.06] as in: a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

Examples:
such land is practical for small park developments

'development'

[development.n.07] as in: a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

Examples:
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

'development'

[development.n.08] as in: processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

Examples:
the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours

'development'

[development.n.09] as in: (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

Origins

					development (English)
├── -ment (English)
│   └── -amentum (Latin)
└── develop (English)
    └── développer (French)
        └── desveloper (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
            └── desveloper (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
                ├── des- (French)
                └── veloper (French)