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de·vel·op·ment

 (dĭ-vĕl′əp-mənt)
n.
1. The act of developing or the state of being developed, as:
a. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
b. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
2. A significant event, occurrence, or change: a news story covering the latest developments in the scandal.
3. A group of dwellings built by the same contractor: bought a condo in a new development built by the river.
4. The organized activity of soliciting donations or grants; fundraising.
5. Music
a. Elaboration of a theme with rhythmic and harmonic variations.
b. The central section of a movement in sonata form, in which the theme is elaborated and explored.
de·vel′op·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.
de·vel′op·men′tal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.developmental - of or relating to or constituting development; "developmental psychology"
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developmental

[dɪˌveləpˈmentl]
A. ADJ [process] → de desarrollo; [abnormality] → del desarrollo
B. CPD developmental psychologist N → psicólogo/a m/f del desarrollo
developmental psychology N → psicología f del desarrollo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

developmental

adj → Entwicklungs-; developmental stage → Entwicklungsphase f; developmental assistance → Aufbauhilfe f, → Entwicklungshilfe f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

developmental

adj del desarrollo; — milestone hito del desarrollo
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