word
Development
Dih-VEH-luh-pmuhnt
/dɪˈvɛlʌpmʌnt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
development
Dictionary meaning
Act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining.
Examples
- I congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency.
- The development of Alaskan resources.
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