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outgrowth

/ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
out-growth
IPA
/ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything that grows out of something else.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Anything that grows out of something else.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Anything that grows out of something else.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Excessive growth.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English growth English outgrowth From out- + growth.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outgrowths (plural)

Phrases

neurite outgrowth neuronal outgrowth

Synonyms

process appendage emergence growth branch offshoot offset

Questions

How do you pronounce outgrowth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ/.
What does outgrowth mean?
Anything that grows out of something else.
Where does outgrowth come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English growth English outgrowth From out- + growth.

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