Masculine
Meaning
growth (an increase in size, number, value, or strength)
Concepts
biological increment
natural increase of an organism
maduration
Opposite of
decrescimento
Synonyms
ontogénese
ontogenia
crescimento biológico
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɾe.siˈmẽ.tu/
Etymology
In summary
From crescer (“to grow”) + -mento. Cognate with Galician crecemento, Spanish crecimiento.
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