developed

CEFRA2

/dɪˈvɛləpt/

adjective

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01
adjective
Having grown or progressed to an advanced stage.
02
adjective
Extra detail
Containing man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on.

Examples

Musical talent can be developed if it's properly trained.
Please advise us, if possible, of a company which has developed image processing software.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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In context

We shall, however, obtain a clearer view of the question if we consider the superstitions of those races which have a rudimentary religion, and endeavour to trace these ideas up into a more developed condition.

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Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68
Access to finance is deeper and wider under better institutions (more transparency, better property rights) in more developed financial markets, and in an environment less distorted by taxes, unnecessary regulations, and other avoidable costs.
2007, Lev Ratnovski, Aditya Narain, Public Financial Institutions in Developed Countries, →ISBN, page 3
We shall, however, obtain a clearer view of the question if we consider the superstitions of those races which have a rudimentary religion, and endeavour to trace these ideas up into a more developed condition.
2014, John Lubbock, The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Condition of Man, →ISBN, page 125

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