development

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Synonyms: developement, developments, envelopment, redevelopment

Antonyms: developement, developments, envelopment, redevelopment

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The process of [[developing]]; [[growth]], [[directed]] [[change]].
2. {{lb|en|uncountable|biology}} The process by which a mature [[multicellular]] [[organism]] or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} Something which has [[develop]]ed.
4. {{lb|en|real estate|countable}} A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
5. {{lb|en|real estate|uncountable}} The building of such a project.
6. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The application of new ideas to practical problems (''cf.'' [[research]]).
7. {{lb|en|chess|uncountable}} The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
8. {{lb|en|music}} The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
9. {{senseid|en|sonata}} {{lb|en|music}} The second section of a piece of music in [[sonata form]], in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
10. {{lb|en|math}} The expression of a [[function]] in the form of a [[series]].
11. {{lb|en|photography}} The processing of photographic film so as to bring out the images latent in it.

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