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outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth
1
: a process or product of growing out
an outgrowth of hair
2
: consequence, by-product
crime is often an outgrowth of poverty
Examples of outgrowth in a Sentence
trimmed back some of the tree's outgrowths so they wouldn't interfere with the power lines
a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools
Recent Examples on the Web
Coppola’s film is disorienting and disturbing, using Vietnam to capture the insanity of all war and drawing on Conrad to suggest that war might just be an outgrowth of an awfulness at the core of humanity itself.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
The field has historically emphasized the idea of multicellularity as an outgrowth of eukaryotes’ special abilities rather than as a result of how their genomes work.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
The man called Jelly Roll explained his genre-mashing musical proclivities as an outgrowth of his upbringing in Nashville, Tennessee.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
Students need to study the different regions of the world in terms of their own contradictions and problems and not just as outgrowths of U.S. foreign policy.
—Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Cite this Entry
“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgrowth. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth
1
: something that grows out of or develops from something else
Medical Definition
outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth
1
: the process of growing out
in vitro, dopamine modifies axonal and dendritic outgrowth—Linda C. Mayes
2
: something that grows directly out of something else
an outgrowth of hair
a bony outgrowth
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