developmental
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
A trainee flight controller.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪvɛləpˈmɛntəl
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Definition
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adjective
Of or relating to or constituting development
noun
A trainee flight controller.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: Of or relating to or constituting development
Used this way, developmental is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use developmental
- “Developmental psychology.”adjective
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Word family
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With respect to development.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development.
The branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children.
People collectively who are mentally retarded.
A measure of a child's development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms.
The branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity.
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