development
noun/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
Frequency rank: #397 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The process of growing or becoming larger or more advanced.
Example sentence
The city’s rapid development has transformed its skyline.
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