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Developmental — De*vel op*men tal, a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ. Carpenter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
developmental — index constructive (creative), corrigible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
developmental — 1849, from DEVELOPMENT (Cf. development) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Developmentalist (1862) was a word for follower of the theory of evolution … Etymology dictionary
developmental — adjective Date: 1849 1. a. of, relating to, or being development < developmental processes > < developmental biology >; broadly experimental 2 < developmental aircraft > b. serving ec … New Collegiate Dictionary
developmental — de|vel|op|men|tal [ dı,veləp mentl ] adjective 1. ) relating to a child s growth and ability to learn things: developmental abnormalities 2. ) relating to the development of a country or economy: a conference on developmental strategies in Africa … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
developmental — UK [dɪˌveləpˈment(ə)l] / US adjective 1) relating to a child s growth and ability to learn things developmental abnormalities 2) relating to the development of a country or economy a conference on developmental strategies in Africa 3) relating to … English dictionary
developmental — de|vel|op|men|tal [dıˌveləpˈmentl] adj relating to the development of someone or something ▪ the developmental stages of childhood ▪ Higher education is a continuing developmental process . >developmentally adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
developmental — [[t]dɪve̱ləpme̱nt(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something. ...the emotional, educational, and developmental needs of the child … English dictionary
developmental — 1. adjective Related to how development occurs. Developmental psychology studies how the mind forms as children and adolescents grow. 2. noun A trainee flight controller … Wiktionary
developmental — adj. Developmental is used with these nouns: ↑biologist, ↑biology, ↑defect, ↑disability, ↑problem, ↑process, ↑psychologist, ↑psychology, ↑stage, ↑writing … Collocations dictionary
