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nongrowth

nongrowth adjective: not of or pertaining to growth.

Adjective

nongrowth (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to growth.

Noun

nongrowth (uncountable)

  1. Absence of growth.
    • We do not anticipate complete and instant nongrowth of population, economy, and institutions, but we are open-ended on the degree to which growth can and should be slowed down or stopped.1974, Earl Finkler, David Lee Peterson, Nongrowth Planning Strategies

Origin of nongrowth

From non- + growth.

Questions about nongrowth

What does nongrowth mean?
Nongrowth means not of or pertaining to growth.
What part of speech is nongrowth?
Nongrowth can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nongrowth in the dictionary

  1. nonground
  2. nongroup
  3. nongroupable
  4. nongroups
  5. nongrowing
  6. nongrowth
  7. nongs
  8. Nongshaba
  9. Nongshanian
  10. Nongthang Leima
  11. Nongthombam

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