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growth
the gradual beginning or coming forth
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noun
the gradual beginning or coming forth
“figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece”
noun
vegetation that has grown
“a growth of trees”
noun
something grown or growing
“a growth of hair”
noun
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
“he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children”
noun
a progression from simpler to more complex forms
“the growth of culture”
noun
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
“the increase in unemployment”
noun
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
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figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
a growth of trees
the only growth was some salt grass
a growth of hair
he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
the growth of culture
the increase in unemployment
the growth of population
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