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developed | initialism |

As an adjective developed

is (said of a country) not primitive; not third world.

As a verb developed

is (develop).

As a noun initialism is

a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

developed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (said of a country) Not primitive; not third world.
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    • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • Mature.

    • Derived terms

    * overdeveloped * underdeveloped

    Verb

    (head)
  • (develop)

    • initialism

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia initialism) (en noun)
  • A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
    • BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.

    See also

    * abbreviation * acronym * orphan initialism * TLA *

    External links

    * Acronyms selected for your enjoyment * English words suffixed with -ism