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growth
noun \ˈgrōth\
Definition of GROWTH
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: a producing especially by growing <fruits of his own growth>
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: anticipated progressive growth especially in capital value and income <some investors prefer growth to immediate income>
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First Known Use of GROWTH
1557
Related to GROWTH
- Synonyms
- excrescence, excrescency, lump, neoplasm, tumor
- Antonyms
- regress, regression, retrogression, reversion
Other Biology Terms
GROWTH Defined for Kids
growth
noun \ˈgrōth\
Definition of GROWTH for Kids
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: a stage or condition in increasing, developing, or maturing <The tree reached its full growth.>
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: a natural process of increasing in size or developing <growth of a crystal>
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: a gradual increase <the growth of wealth>
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: something (as a covering of plants) produced by growing
Medical Dictionary
growth
noun \ˈgrōth\
Medical Definition of GROWTH
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a (1) : a stage in the process of growing (2) : full growth b : the process of growing
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a : something that grows or has grown b : an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as a tumor)
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