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1. housing_development
noun. a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management.
2. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage).
Synonyms
Etymology
- development (English)
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
3. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining.
Synonyms
Etymology
- development (English)
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
4. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level.
Etymology
- development (English)
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
5. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.
Synonyms
Etymology
- development (English)
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
6. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] a district that has been developed to serve some purpose.
Etymology
- development (English)
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
7. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.
Synonyms
Etymology
- development (English)
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
8. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess).
Antonyms
Synonyms
Etymology
- development (English)
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)