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1.nounThe process of developing; growth, directed change."The development of this story has been slow."
2.nounThe process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells."The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development."
3.nounSomething which has developed."Our news team brings you the latest developments."
4.nounA project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
5.nounThe building of such a project.
6.nounThe application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research)."Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year."
7.nounThe 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."
8.nounThe process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
9.nounThe second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
10.nounThe expression of a function in the form of a series.