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self-de·vel·op·ment | \ ˌself-di-ˈve-ləp-mənt 
, -dē- \
, -dē- \ plural self-developments
Definition of self-development
: development of one's own capabilities or possibilities
Writing has been for a long time my major tool for self-instruction and self-development.— Toni Cade Bambara a self-development course/program
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The first known use of self-development was in 1817
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