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Definition of "arrested development" [arrested development]

  • A state where development has stopped prematurely. (noun)

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Use "arrested development" in a sentence
  • "Each is a unit character but showing graded allelomorphic conditions which correspond probably with different stages of arrested development of pigmentation or mentality respectively."
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