Meaning & use
development
The process of gradually growing, changing, or becoming more advanced.
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The company invests heavily in the development of new software features.
Doctors track a child's physical and emotional development at every checkup.
A note on using this word
Development can also refer to a single new event in an ongoing situation, as in 'there has been a new development in the case'.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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