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Definition of outgrowth noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outgrowth

noun
 
/ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/
 
/ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/
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  1. (specialist) a thing that grows out of something else
    • The eye first appears as a cup-shaped outgrowth from the brain.
  2. (formal) a natural development or result of something
    • The law was an outgrowth of the 2008 presidential election.
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