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n.

1. The act of developing.
2. The state of being developed.
3. A significant event, occurrence, or change.
4. A group of dwellings built by the same contractor.
5. Determination of the best techniques for applying a new device or process to production of goods or services.
6. The organized activity of soliciting donations or grants; fundraising.
7. Music.
   1. Elaboration of a theme with rhythmic and harmonic variations.
   2. The central section of a movement in sonata form, in which the theme is elaborated and explored.

developmental de·vel'op·men'tal (-mĕn'tl) adj.
developmentally de·vel'op·men'tal·ly adv.

SYNONYMS  development, evolution, progress. These nouns mean a progression from a simpler or lower to a more advanced, mature, or complex form or stage: the development of an idea into reality; the evolution of a plant from a seed; attempts made to foster social progress.

1. Improving a product or producing new types of products.

2. In real estate, process of placing Improvements on or to a parcel of land; projects where such improvements are being made. Such improvements may include drainage, utilities, subdividing, access, buildings, and any combination of these elements.

The process of adding improvements on or to a parcel of land. Such improvements may include drainage, utilities, subdividing, access, buildings, and any combination of these elements. Also the project where such improvements are being made.
Example: Baker, a developer, acquired a large parcel of land and began the preparation of detailed plans and securing of government permits. Later, the site will be prepared and construction will commence. The development will be the first phase of a large multi-use subdivision.

noun

1. A progression from a simple form to a more complex one: evolution, evolvement, growth, progress, unfolding. See change/persist.
2. The result or product of building up: accretion, buildup, enlargement, multiplication, proliferation. See increase/decrease.
3. Steady improvement, as of an individual or a society: amelioration, betterment, improvement, melioration, progress. See better/worse.
4. Something significant that happens: circumstance, episode, event, happening, incident, news, occasion, occurrence, thing. See happen.

n

Definition: growth
Antonyms: decline, decrease, stoppage

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The process by which an individual reaches maturity.

The use of resources to relieve poverty and improve the standard of living of a nation; the means by which a traditional, low-technology society is changed into a modern, high-technology society, with a corresponding increase in incomes. This may be achieved through mechanization, improvements in infrastructure and financial systems, and the intensification of agriculture. This definition is based on the more obvious distinctions in living standards between developed and less developed countries, but it may be that a change to ‘western’ conditions is not in the best interests of a Third World nation.

Narrowly economic definitions of development, based on indicators such as per capita GNP, production, consumption, and investment have been criticized (see Human Development Index). Many geographers believe that true development includes improvements in social justice; for example, in a more equitable distribution of income, or in an improvement in women's and minority rights.

Development indicators as used by the World Bank include details of birth and death rates, fertility, life expectancy, health, urbanization, industrialization, production, consumption, investment, capital, income, education, energy consumption, and trade. These indices of development are simply concerned with statistics and do not indicate social structures and patterns of behaviour; there is no definitive definition of what development should be for each society, and no blue-print for how to achieve it.

The procedure by which thematic material already stated is reshaped. In Sonata form the development section follows the exposition.

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Development is a normative concept referring to a multidimensional process. Some people argue that development must be relative to time, place, and circumstance, and dismiss any universal formula.

Increased economic efficiency, expansion of national economic capacity, and technological advance are generally accepted as necessary conditions if development is to be sustainable, as are economic and industrial diversification and adaptability in the face of shocks. Additional ingredients, attached by writers from various social sciences, include changes in social structure, attitudes, and motivation or specify the purposes of economic improvement. Increases in gross national product (GNP) and average real incomes are means, not ends. In some accounts, the increase of general social welfare embraces even spiritual and cultural attainments, personal dignity and group esteem, development being defined as the fulfilment of the necessary conditions for the realization of the potential of human personality. At its simplest, development is the increasing satisfaction of basic needs such as for food. Controversy surrounds the extent of such needs. Is education one of them? Development is customarily translated into improvements in certain social indicators and indicators of the (physical) quality of life, such as life expectancy. Ideas of development engender debate over the theoretical and empirical relationships between the rate and pattern of economic growth, the distribution of the benefits and equity.

Other conditions that have been included in development are increasing national self-determination, predicated on the notion that development is something a country does to itself and means reducing external dependency. More fashionable now are notions of environmentally sustainable development, or development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, and feminist theories of development that emphasize gender and women's issues specifically. Democratization, accountable government, and a respect for human rights have also recently become more prominent, as features of political development contained by the generic sense of development.

Development, then, values increased freedom. After all, the most basic need of all may be the freedom to define your own needs, taking part in decisions that affect your own life. Economic development cannot be divorced from the other aspects of development. Its principal contribution is to enhance the range of human choice for all members of society without discrimination. Modern observers of the Third World argue that whatever else development is it must be participatory—a ‘bottom up’ exercise, where ordinary people understand, initiate, and control the process. (See also political development.)

— Peter Burnell

1. A tract of previously undeveloped land which is subdivided for housing and provided with all necessary utilities, such as roads, water, electricity, sewers, etc.
2. A large-scale housing project.
3. Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to dredging, excavation or drilling operations, filling, or paving located within an area of special flood hazard.

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The process of continuous change that occurs in the body, starting at conception and continuing through adulthood. Physical development usually results in greater complexity and specialization of body structures. Intellectual development results from learning and leads to more complex behaviour.

Pertaining to development.

• d. anomaly — absence, deformity or excess of body parts as the result of faulty development of the embryo. Called also developmental defect.
• d. defect — see developmental anomaly (above).

The elboration of melodic, thematic, or harmonic progressions in a piece.

IN BRIEF: The result of changing gradually.

The unexpected development at the trial resulted in a delay.

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Common misspelling(s) of development

• devolopement

Dansk (Danish)
n. - udvikling, udbygning, videreudvikling, udnyttelse, fremskridt, forværring, fremkaldelse, udstykning, gennemførelsesdel

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontwikkeling, evolutie, ontginning, gebeurtenis, (nieuw)bouwproject, (verdere) uitwerking, groei

Français (French)
n. - développement, formation, (Math, Mus, Phot) développement, exposé, évolution, progrès, déroulement (d'une action), exploitation (d'une région), aménagement, mise en valeur, mise en exploitation, expansion (d'une industrie), fait nouveau, (US) cité, zone (industrielle)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Entwicklung, Entfaltung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάπτυξη, αξιοποίηση, εκμετάλλευση, εξέλιξη, (επεξεργασία για) εμφάνιση φωτογραφίας, οικοδομική ή οικιστική ανάπτυξη

Italiano (Italian)
sviluppo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desenvolvimento (m)

Русский (Russian)
развитие, разработка

Español (Spanish)
n. - desarrollo, progreso, explotación, urbanización, civilización, evolución, ampliación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utveckling, utbyggnad, exploatering, foto. framkallning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发展

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 發展

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 발전, 전개, 새로운 단계

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 発達, 進展, 進化の結果, 現像, 開発, 開発した土地, 発展, 展開, 進化

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تطوير, تطور, توسيع, تنميه, قطعه من الأرض عليها مباني جديدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התפתחות, פיתוח, איזור פיתוח‬

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