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   growth

   /ɡrōTH/

   noun

   • 1. the process of increasing in physical size: "the upward growth of plants" Similar growingextensionwideningthickeningbroadeningheighteningswellingmagnificationballooningdevelopmentmaturationgrowinggerminationshooting upspringing upsproutingbloomingflourishingthrivingrare:vegetationburgeoningpullulationOpposite shrinkingwithering
   • ▪ the process of developing or maturing physically, mentally, or spiritually: "keeping a journal can be a vital step in our personal growth" Similar expansiondevelopmentprogressadvanceadvancementheadwayimprovementfurtheranceextensionspreadbuildoutescalationrisesuccessthrivingflourishingbloomingboomupturnupswingOpposite declinefailure
   • ▪ the process of increasing in amount, value, or importance: "the rates of population growth are lowest in the north" Similar increaseexpansionaugmentationproliferationmultiplicationenlargementamplificationmushroomingsnowballingriseescalationbuildupdevelopmentevolutionOpposite decrease
   • ▪ the increase in number and spread of small or microscopic organisms: "some additives slow down the growth of microorganisms"
   • ▪ increase in economic value or activity: "the government aims to get growth back into the economy"
   • 2. something that has grown or is growing: "a day's growth of unshaven stubble on his chin"
   • ▪ a tumor or other abnormal formation: "the method enables doctors to distinguish between malignant and benign growths" Similar tumorcancerous growthmalignant growthmalignancycancerlumpoutgrowthswellingprotuberanceprotrusionknobnodulecystpolyptechnical:processbullarare:excrescenceintumescencetumescencetumefaction
   • 3. a vineyard or crop of grapes of a specified classification of quality, or a wine from it: "all growths within the legally delimited Champagne zone are classified"

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › growthGrowth Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word growth, from a stage in the process of growing to an abnormal proliferation of tissue. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of growth.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGROWTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of growth in English with synonyms, antonyms, and examples. Find out how to use growth in different contexts, such as economics, biology, and business.

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   The noun growth is the process of something becoming bigger. If you mentioned the growth of your family, you might mean that babies were born or people got married, increasing your family's size. Growth is an increase in physical size, like the growth of a sapling into a mature tree.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › growthGROWTH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   An increase in the size of an organism or part of an organism, usually as a result of an increase in the number of cells. Growth of an organism may stop at maturity, as in the case of humans and other mammals, or it may continue throughout life, as in many plants.

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7. www.thefreedictionary.com › growthGrowth - definition of growth by The Free Dictionary

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   1. (Biology) the process or act of growing, esp in organisms following assimilation of food. 2. an increase in size, number, significance, etc. 3. something grown or growing: a new growth of hair. 4. a stage of development. 5. (Pathology) any abnormal tissue, such as a tumour.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGROWTH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word 'growth' in different contexts. Find synonyms, antonyms, examples, and related words for 'growth' in British and American English.