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Definition
development Show phoneticsnoun
1 CHANGE [C,U] when someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced
The nurse will do some tests to check on your child's development.
There have been some major developments in technology recently.
2 MAKE [C,U] when something new is made
the development of new drugs
3 START [U] when something starts to happen or exist
Smoking encourages the development of cancer.
4 BUILD [U] when new houses, factories, shops, etc, are built on an area of land
land suitable for development
5 BUILDINGS [C] an area of land with new houses, factories, shops, etc on it
a new housing development
6 EVENT [C] something new that happens and changes a situation
Have there been any more developments since I left?
7 PHOTOGRAPH [U] when someone makes photographs from a film
