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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. state of inadequate development;
- Example: "much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry"

2. (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

underdevelopment
    n 1: state of inadequate development; "much poverty can be
         traced to the underdevelopment of industry"
    2: (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in
       inadequate contrast