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REDEVELOPMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of improving by renewing and restoring
Example:
a major overhaul of the healthcare system was proposed
Synonyms:
overhaul; redevelopment; renovation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("redevelopment" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "redevelopment"):
face lift; face lifting; facelift (a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes)
Derivation:
redevelop (change the plans for the use of (land))
redevelop (formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis)
