"growth" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡroʊθ/ [US], /ɡrəʊθ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-growth.ogg [US] Forms: growth [singular], growths [plural]
Etymology: grow + -th Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|grow|th}} grow + -th Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The act of growing (getting bigger); an increase in size, number, value, or strength.
    Sense id: simple-growth-en-noun-Xyj-FWyA
  2. Something that grows or has grown; a mass that is not normal, such as a tumor.
    Sense id: simple-growth-en-noun-lU2L9OPY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -th
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