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de·vel·op·ment

D0178000 (dĭ-vĕl′əp-mənt)n.1. The act of developing or the state of being developed, as:a. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.b. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.2. A significant event, occurrence, or change: a news story covering the latest developments in the scandal.3. A group of dwellings built by the same contractor: bought a condo in a new development built by the river.4. The organized activity of soliciting donations or grants; fundraising.5. Music a. Elaboration of a theme with rhythmic and harmonic variations.b. The central section of a movement in sonata form, in which the theme is elaborated and explored.
de·vel′op·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.de·vel′op·men′tal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.developmentally - with respect to development; "developmentally retarded"