Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdevelopment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
overde-vel-op-ment
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English development English overdevelopment From over- + development.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overdevelopments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

underdevelopment

Questions

What does overdevelopment mean?
Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped
Where does overdevelopment come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English development English overdevelopment From over- + development.

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