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intergrowth

in·ter·growth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-ter-grohth]
    • /ˈɪn tərˌgroʊθ/
    • /ˌɪntəɡrˈəʊθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-grohth]
    • /ˈɪn tərˌgroʊθ/

Definitions of intergrowth word

  • noun intergrowth growth or growing together, as of one thing with or into another. 1
  • noun intergrowth A thing produced by intergrowing, especially of mineral crystals in rock. 1
  • noun intergrowth the process or act of growing among each other 0

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Origin of intergrowth

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; inter- + growth

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Parts of speech for Intergrowth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

intergrowth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% 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.

intergrowth usage trend in Literature

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