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| 1. | [ adjective ] relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply | |
| Synonyms: | underdeveloped | |
| Related terms: | nonindustrial | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] gradually unfolding or growing (especially as of something latent) | |
| Examples: | "his developing social conscience" "after the long winter they took joy in the developing warmth of spring" |
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| Related terms: | develop develop | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] making or becoming visible through or as if through the action of a chemical agent | |
| Examples: | : "he watched as the developing photograph became clearer and sharper" |
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| Related terms: | develop | |
| 4. | [ noun ] processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible | |
| Synonyms: | development | |
| Examples: | "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" |
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| Related terms: | processing underdevelopment develop | |
| Similar spelling: |
develop developer developed develop_into development developmental |
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