Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upgrowth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-growth
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process or result of growing up; progress; development.

Example Sentences

"The thorough and shameless commercialism of Sex has alas! been reserved for what is called "Christian civilization," and with it (perhaps as a necessary consequence) Prostitution and Syphilis have grown into appalling evils, accompanied by a gigantic degradation of social standards, and upgrowth of petty Philistinism and niaiserie."
"the new and mighty upgrowth of poetry in Italy"

Etymology

From up- + growth.

Inflected Forms

upgrowths (plural)

Questions

What does upgrowth mean?: The process or result of growing up; progress; development.
Where does upgrowth come from?: From up- + growth.

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