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(1):

(n.) The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.

(2):

(n.) The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization.

(3):

(n.) The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning.

(4):

(n.) The equivalent expression into which another has been developed.

(5):

(n.) The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Development'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/development.html. 1828.
 
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