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- [in-grohth]
- /ˈɪnˌgroʊθ/
- /ˈɪn.ɡrəʊθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-grohth]
- /ˈɪnˌgroʊθ/
Definitions of ingrowth word
- noun ingrowth growth inward. 1
- noun ingrowth something formed by growth inward. 1
- noun ingrowth A thing that has grown inward or within something. 1
- noun ingrowth the act of growing inwards 0
- noun ingrowth something that grows inwards 0
- noun ingrowth a growing inward 0
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Origin of ingrowth
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; in-1 + growth
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ingrowth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ingrowth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
ingrowth usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for ingrowth
noun ingrowth
- protuberance — the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
- nodule — a small node, knot, or knob.
- bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
- tumefaction — an act of making or becoming swollen or tumid.
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