the raising of plants or animals | act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining |
(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful |
the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated |
all the knowledge and values shared by a society | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation |
the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization | a district that has been developed to serve some purpose |
a particular society at a particular time and place | processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible |
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level |
| a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) |
| a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) |