developmentn.
英 dɪ'veləpm(ə)nt | 美 dɪ'vɛləpmənt
中文n. 发展；开发；发育；住宅小区（专指由同一开发商开发的）；[摄] 显影
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development (n.)1756, "an unfolding;" see develop + -ment. Of property, with the sense "bringing out the latent possibilities," from 1885 (Pickering\\'s glossary of Americanisms, 1816, has betterments "The improvements made on new lands, by cultivation, and the erection of buildings, &c."). Meaning "state of economic advancement" is from 1902. Meaning "advancement through progressive stages" is 1836.
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