"development" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dəˈvɛləpmənt/ Audio: en-us-development.ogg [US] Forms: development [singular], developments [plural]
Etymology: develop + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|develop|ment}} develop + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. developing; growth
    Sense id: simple-development-en-noun-YsrWdd8X
  2. Something which has developed
    Sense id: simple-development-en-noun-JENCNoE3
  3. A real estate development.
    Sense id: simple-development-en-noun--uslH8qo
  4. Using new ideas for practical problems.
    Sense id: simple-development-en-noun-2waxsfU5
  5. The active placement of the pieces, or the process of doing it
    Sense id: simple-development-en-noun-J726Ons0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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