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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 developmentplay

  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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