Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aftergrowth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter-growth
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.

noun

Any abstraction of the above.

Example Sentences

"If we suppose that the Greek myth started with a single personification, the aftergrowth of a second personification may perhaps be explained as follows."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- English growth English aftergrowth From after- + growth.

Inflected Forms

aftergrowths (plural)

Questions

What does aftergrowth mean?: A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
Where does aftergrowth come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- English growth English aftergrowth From after- + growth.

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