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outgrowings

outgrowings is the plural of outgrowing.

Meaning of outgrowing

Noun

outgrowing (countable and uncountable, plural outgrowings)

  1. That which grows outward; outgrowth.
    • That which but yesterday seemed laudable and proper in my past life, I to-day feel to have been nothing but the outgrowings of a proud heart and perverted mind.1857, Carl August Wildenhahn, The Blind Girl of Wittenberg, page 226
  2. (Africa) The supply and purchase arrangement engaged in by an outgrower.

Questions about outgrowings

What is outgrowings the plural of?
Outgrowings is the plural of outgrowing.

Words near outgrowings in the dictionary

  1. outgrow
  2. outgrower
  3. outgrowers
  4. outgroweth
  5. outgrowing
  6. outgrowings
  7. outgrown
  8. outgrows
  9. outgrowth
  10. outgrowths
  11. outguard

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