developments
Saydi-VEL-uhp-muhnts/dɪˈvɛləpmənts/
- 1Plural of development. Use this form when you mean more than one development.
Recent developments in the case surprised everyone.
There have been many developments since we last spoke.
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- 2A set of buildings or apartments built together, often as homes for people with low incomes.
Like a small neighborhood of buildings all put up at the same time.
The new developments near the river have hundreds of apartments.
Many families moved into the developments after the old houses were torn down.
Similarprojects, estates, complexes
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developments is a form of development
development, noun: The process of growing or changing over time, often becoming more advanced or mature. Full entry
- Forms
- developmentdevelopments plural
- Spelling
- development → developments: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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