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(satellite adjective) relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply |
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Synonyms: underdeveloped |
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(adjective) gradually unfolding or growing (especially as of something latent); "his developing social conscience"; "after the long winter they took joy in the developing warmth of spring" |
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(adjective) making or becoming visible through or as if through the action of a chemical agent: "he watched as the developing photograph became clearer and sharper" |
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(noun) processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" |
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Synonyms: development |
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Related Words: processing, underdevelopment |
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