development

Development is the process of growth or new information or an event. (noun)

See development in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a developing or being developed
a step or stage in growth, advancement, etc.
an event or happening
a thing that is developed; specif., a number of structures on a large tract of land, built by a real-estate developer

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(dĭ-vĕlˈəp-mənt)

noun

The act of developing.
The state of being developed.
A significant event, occurrence, or change.
A group of dwellings built by the same contractor.
Determination of the best techniques for applying a new device or process to production of goods or services.
The organized activity of soliciting donations or grants; fundraising.
Music
a. Elaboration of a theme with rhythmic and harmonic variations.
b. The central section of a movement in sonata form, in which the theme is elaborated and explored.

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