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HIGHLY-DEVELOPED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does highly-developed mean?
• HIGHLY-DEVELOPED (adjective)
The adjective HIGHLY-DEVELOPED has 1 sense:
1. (used of societies) having high industrial development
Familiarity information: HIGHLY-DEVELOPED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HIGHLY-DEVELOPED (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of societies) having high industrial development
Synonyms:
developed; highly-developed
Context example:
developed countries
Similar:
industrial (having highly developed industries)
Context examples
They have some of the most sophisticated behaviors in the animal kingdom: large, highly-developed brains capable of learning and problem-solving.
(First-ever octopus genome sequenced, NSF)
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