development

Pronunciation: [di'velәpmәnt]

Average Rank: 2491

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 发展 [化] 展开

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
  • n. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
  • n. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
  • n. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: developments

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#241

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.6% (Top 97.6% most frequent)
97.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#5327

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 46.7% (Top 46.7% most frequent)
46.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#1905

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 81.0% (Top 81.0% most frequent)
81.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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