Devlopment or development?
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Correct spelling: development. Misspelling: devlopment.
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Memory tip
Develop + ment, with no E in between.
Why people write “devlopment”
The misspelling “devlopment” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make development automatic.
What does “development” mean?
development noun
- act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
“he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency”
- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
“the development of his ideas took many years”
Synonyms:evolution
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
“he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children”
- a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
“recent developments in Iraq”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Development” in a sentence
- The development of the city took decades.
- He congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency.
- The development of his ideas took many years.
- He proposed an indicator of osseous development in children.
Is “development” a playable word?
19 points in Scrabble · 24 in Words With Friends
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- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“devlopment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from DEVELOPMENT.