"upgrowth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upgrowths [plural]
Etymology: up- + growth Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|growth}} up- + growth Head templates: {{en-noun}} upgrowth (plural upgrowths)
  1. The process or result of growing up; progress; development. Translations (process or result of growing up): растеж (rastež) [masculine] (Bulgarian), развитие (razvitie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), croissance [feminine] (French), dévelopement [masculine] (French), Wachstum [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-upgrowth-en-noun-Kom7u9qQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

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