developmentary

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adjective

Pertaining to development; developmental.

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Meanings

adjectivedevelopmentary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to development; developmental.

    We all learned about homeobox genes (and others) in our developmentary biology and molecular genetics classes.

    2007 July 3, “Letters”, in New York Times

Origin

From development + -ary.

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Cite this entry
APA

developmentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developmentary

MLA

“developmentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developmentary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “developmentary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developmentary.

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