Development Meaning
/dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of developing; growth, directed change.
nounThe process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
Sentence Examples
The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.
The shortage of engineers is the greatest bottleneck to the development of our company.
A baby’s development in the womb
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The recent ____ in science has greatly improved medical treatments.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal ____.
Word Origin & History
From French développement, from Old French desvelopemens (“unrolling”). By surface analysis, develop + -ment. First attested in 1756.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found."
— 2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:
"Of more significance in the nature of branch development; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe."
— 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The recent ____ in science has greatly improved medical treatments.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal ____.