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1developed — UK US /dɪˈveləpt/ adjective ► advanced or powerful: »Bolivia s energy sector is not as developed as that of Venezuela. »The electronics market here is far more developed than in any other Western country of comparable size. ► ECONOMICS having a… …
2developed — adj. 1. being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; as, the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook; the state s well developed industries. Oppositre of {undeveloped}. [Narrower terms: {formulated};… …
3developed — developed; un·developed; …
4developed — index complete (all embracing) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5developed — de|vel|oped [dıˈveləpt] adj 1.) a developed country is one of the rich countries of the world with many industries, comfortable living for most people, and usually an elected government →↑developing, underdeveloped ↑underdeveloped ▪ energy… …
6developed — de|vel|oped [ dı veləpt ] adjective * 1. ) a developed skill, idea, or quality has reached a high level because someone has worked on it, practiced it, or thought about it a lot: Working with wine, he has to have a highly developed sense of smell …
7developed */ — UK [dɪˈveləpt] / US adjective 1) economics a developed country, region, or economy has a lot of industries and business activity We spend less on health care than most other developed nations. the developed world (= the rich countries): The… …
8developed — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ highly, strongly, very, well ▪ He has a highly developed sense of humour/humor …
9developed — adjective 1. being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful (Freq. 18) the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each • Ant: ↑undeveloped •… …
10developed — [[t]dɪve̱ləpt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries. The developed nations have to recognize the growing gap… …