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noun
aftereffect, aftermath, development, effect, end result, eventuality, eventuation, excrescence, fruit, issue, offshoot, offspring, repercussion, result, resultance, resultant, sequel, sprout, yield
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amount (result), boom (prosperity), conclusion (outcome), consequence (conclusion), corollary, denouement, effect, offshoot, outcome, result
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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outgrowth — [n1] projection bulge, enlargement, excrescence, jut, node, offshoot, outcrop, process, prolongation, prominence, protuberance, shoot, sprout, swelling; concepts 471,824 Ant. ingrowth outgrowth [n2] product, consequence aftereffect, branch, by… … New thesaurus
Outgrowth — Out growth , n. That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outgrowth — ► NOUN 1) something that grows out of something else. 2) a natural development or result … English terms dictionary
outgrowth — [out′grōth΄] n. 1. the act of growing out 2. a result; consequence; development 3. that which grows out; offshoot … English World dictionary
outgrowth — out·growth au̇t .grōth n 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… … Medical dictionary
outgrowth — UK [ˈaʊtˌɡrəʊθ] / US [ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ] noun [countable] Word forms outgrowth : singular outgrowth plural outgrowths something that develops from something else The Internet itself is an outgrowth of a computer network in the US Defense Department … English dictionary
outgrowth — noun Date: 1837 1. a process or product of growing out < an outgrowth of hair > 2. consequence, by product < crime is often an outgrowth of poverty > … New Collegiate Dictionary
outgrowth — n. a direct outgrowth * * * [ aʊtgrəʊθ] a direct outgrowth … Combinatory dictionary
outgrowth — out|growth [ˈautgrəuθ US grouθ] n 1.) something that develops from something else, as a natural result of it outgrowth of ▪ Crime is often an outgrowth of poverty. 2.) technical something that grows out of something else … Dictionary of contemporary English
outgrowth — [[t]a͟ʊtgroʊθ[/t]] outgrowths N COUNT: usu N of n Something that is an outgrowth of another thing has developed naturally as a result of it. Her first book is an outgrowth of an art project she began in 1988. Syn: consequence … English dictionary