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Growth - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Growth : (noun)
1: (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" [syn: growing, maturation,
development, ontogeny, ontogenesis] [ant: nondevelopment]
2: a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the
growth of culture"
3: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or
more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the
growth of population" [syn: increase, increment] [ant:
decrease, decrease]
4: vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only
growth was some salt grass"
5: the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage
the emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: emergence, outgrowth]
6: (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a
tumor)
7: something grown or growing; "a growth of hair"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Growth : \Growth\, n. [Icel. gro?r, gr??i. See Grow.]
1. The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal
or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or
root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number,
frequency, strength, etc.; augmentation; advancement;
production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of
trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance.
Idle weeds are fast in growth. --Shak.
2. That which has grown or is growing; anything produced;
product; consequence; effect; result.
Nature multiplies her fertile growth. --Milton.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Growth |
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wtfbradiocom: Bank Bonus Pool Is More Than SIX TIMES Total GDP Growth In 3Q |
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wtfbradiocom: The Growth banks ensures that next bailout will have to be even bigger. banks take on excessive risk because of implicit assurance of rescue |
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