developmental
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Etymology edit
From development + -al.
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developmental (not comparable)
- Related to development.
- Developmental psychology studies how the mind forms as children and adolescents grow.
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developmental (plural developmentals)
- A trainee flight controller.
- 2007 May 12, Matthew L. Wald, “As Kennedy Traffic Rises, So Do Worries About Delays and Heavier Runway Use”, in New York Times[1]:
- Mr. Paguaga said: “We do have a pipeline of people that are developmentals coming into the building.