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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 — 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 — associated with ignorance, idleness, or the lack of ability Educational jargon, as in the developmental class for the unruly or stupid, and the developmental course, which used to be called cramming … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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
