development

1. n. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state. Source: opted

2. n. The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization. Source: opted

3. n. The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning. Source: opted

4. n. The equivalent expression into which another has been developed. Source: opted

5. n. The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive. Source: opted

6. n. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining Source: wordnet

7. n. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) Source: wordnet

8. n. (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 Source: wordnet

9. n. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation Source: wordnet

10. n. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful Source: wordnet

11. n. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose Source: wordnet

12. n. a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) Source: wordnet

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