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When we talk about development, we are talking about growing or building. Development is a kind of process with different stages. In this process, something changes and grows over time. In animals and plants, development leads to becoming an adult.
In the early part of its development, a young deer has white spots on its back. When the deer gets a little older, the spots go away.The development of the new highway took a long time.
- synonyms:
- evolution, expansion, generation, growth, progress
- antonyms:
- decline
- similar words:
- improvement, promotion
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| related words: |
growth, process, progress, project |
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| derivations: |
developmental (adj.), developmentally (adv.) |
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