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Plural of offshoot

regular plural

The plural of offshoot is offshoots.

Forms of offshoot

Singularoffshoot /ˈɔf.ʃuːt/
Pluraloffshoots
Countablecountable

Offshoots in a sentence

  • the offshoots of a tree
  • What we get in the best literature is an emphasis on the refined offshoots of shamans—the transcendent superbeings (hsien) of Taoism.1973, Edward H. Schafer, The Divine Woman: Dragon Ladies and Rain Maidens in T'ang Literature, North Point Press, →ISBN, page 14. From the entry superbeing
  • He stands back and witnesses with awe the language’s myriad offshoots, like Manglish (Malay and English) and Konglish (English in South Korea).2010 May 25, Dwight Garner, “English as a Juggernaut Conquers the World With Glee and an OMG”, in The New York Times, archived from the…. From the entry Manglish
  • Tenrikyo has a long history of giving birth to other independent movements, some of which have in turn issued in their own set of offshoots.2009, Robert Kisala, “Schisms in Japanese new religious movements”, in James R. Lewis, Sarah M. Lewis, editors, Sacred Schisms, Cambridge…. From the entry Tenrikyo
  • Some of the other procedures used in certain of the large group awareness training (LGAT) programs and their offshoots contain processes to humiliate people (they resemble fraternity hazing events).1996, Margaret Singer, Ph.D., “Intruding into the Workplace”, in Cults in our Midst, Jossey-Bass, →ISBN. From the entry large-group awareness training

Meaning of offshoot

  1. noun Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
  2. noun Something which develops from something else.

Full definition of offshoot

Questions about the plural of offshoot

What is the plural of offshoot?
The plural of offshoot is offshoots.
Is offshoot countable?
Offshoot is a countable noun.

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