development
/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
noun
plural -ments
[noncount] :the act or process of growing or causing something to grow or become larger or more advanced
[noncount] the act or process of creating something over a period of time
the state of being created or made more advanced
[count] :something that has happened or has become known
[count] :an area of land with buildings that were all built at around the same time
[noncount] :the process of building a group of houses or other buildings on an area of land
[noncount] :the chemical process by which photographic film is used to make a photograph