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Learn to pronounce de·vel·op·ment

/dəˈveləpmənt/
noun
  1. the process of developing or being developed.
    "she traces the development of the novel"
    synonyms: evolution, growth, maturing, expansion, enlargement, spread, buildout, progress, success, blossoming, blooming, burgeoning, headway, forming, establishment, institution, initiation, instigation, inauguration, origination, invention, generation
  2. the process of starting to experience or suffer from an ailment or feeling.
    "the development of brittle bones"
  3. the process of treating photographic film with chemicals to make a visible image.
    "agitation is carried out while a film is processed to ensure even development"
  4. the process of bringing one's pieces into play in the opening phase of a game.
    "I sought to take advantage of Black's defective development"

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