development - Meaning in Punjabi

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development - Meaning in Punjabi

development Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of development in English

development noun

1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

   Examples

   • "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"
   • "they funded research and development"
2. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

   Synonyms

   exploitation

   Examples

   • "the development of Alaskan resources"
   • "the exploitation of copper deposits"
3. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
4. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

   Examples

   • "recent developments in Iraq"
   • "what a revolting development!"
5. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

   Example

   • "such land is practical for small park developments"
6. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

   Synonyms

   developing

   Example

   • "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
7. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

   Synonyms

   evolution

   Examples

   • "the development of his ideas took many years"
   • "the evolution of Greek civilization"
   • "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
8. (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

   Synonyms

   growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny

   Example

   • "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
9. a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

   Examples

   • "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"
   • "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen"

Synonyms of development

• exploitation
• developing
• evolution
• growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny

Antonyms of development

nondevelopment

More matches for development

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