Development

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Related terms

English

Noun

1. The process of developing; growth

   The development of this story has been slow.

2. The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.
3. Something which has developed

   Our news team brings you the latest developments.

4. A real estate development
5. The application of new ideas to practical problems (''cf. research)

   Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year/

6. (chess) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it

   White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.