- 1(of a country, society, etc.) having many industries and a complicated economic system financial aid to less developed countries The average citizen in the developed world uses over 300 pounds of paper per year. compare underdeveloped
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- 2in an advanced state children with highly developed problem-solving skills see well-developed
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