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How to spell development

Development is spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T. Develop ends in P, and -MENT follows it straight on: de-vel-op-MENT.

What it means: A process in which something passes to a different stage.

In a sentence: The plant's development was quick as it grew taller each day. ▶

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Same family: developer, developing, developed, developmental, photo-processing. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Development” comes from the French word “développer,” meaning “to unwrap” or “unfold.” In photography, it keeps this idea: chemical development ‘unfolds’ or reveals the hidden image on film so it becomes visible.

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