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out·growth
outgrowth
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- pronunciation:
- aUt
groth
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
that which develops or results from something.
Her new career is an outgrowth of a former hobby.- synonyms:
- consequence, effect, fruit, outcome, product, result
- similar words:
- conclusion, derivative, development, end, upshot
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definition 2: |
that which grows out of something; offshoot.
Antlers are outgrowths on the heads of deer.The field of applied linguistics is an outgrowth of general linguistics.- synonyms:
- offshoot, protuberance, sprout
- similar words:
- bud, excrescence, knob, limb, node, projection
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related words: |
aftermath, consequence, effect, limb, outcome |
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