What part of speech is development?

Development can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

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Noun

What does development mean?

Definitions

Noun

development - a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
development - act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
development - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
development - a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "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"
development - a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"
development - processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
development - (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
development - (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; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"

Examples of development

#   Sentence  
1. noun The development of his ideas took many years.
2. noun The slow development of her skill as a writer.
3. noun He congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency.
4. noun They funded research and development.
5. noun What a revolting development!
6. noun After he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter.
7. noun In chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen.
8. noun The development and printing of his pictures took only two hours.
9. noun He proposed an indicator of osseous development in children.
10. noun The development of Alaskan resources.
11. noun Thus far, none of the many "human rights" busybodies across the world have bothered to even notice such a development.
12. noun There is a risk that observers underestimate the time that Al Qaeda has had to make progress in such recruitment and research and development.
13. noun At the height of the development of his biological weapons program, his brother was extradited pursuant to a death sentence in the "Albanian returnees" case (now he faces retrial).
14. noun Do we want to attach a draft of the Development Agreement, and condition the final deal on agreeing to terms substantially the same as what's in the draft?
15. noun The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.
Sentence  
noun
The development of his ideas took many years.
The slow development of her skill as a writer.
He congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency.
They funded research and development.
What a revolting development!
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.
The development and printing of his pictures took only two hours.
He proposed an indicator of osseous development in children.
The development of Alaskan resources.
Thus far, none of the many "human rights" busybodies across the world have bothered to even notice such a development.
There is a risk that observers underestimate the time that Al Qaeda has had to make progress in such recruitment and research and development.
At the height of the development of his biological weapons program, his brother was extradited pursuant to a death sentence in the "Albanian returnees" case (now he faces retrial).
Do we want to attach a draft of the Development Agreement, and condition the final deal on agreeing to terms substantially the same as what's in the draft?
The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.

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