OFFSHOOT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A natural consequence of development

Synonyms:

branch; offset; offshoot; outgrowth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("offshoot" is a kind of...):

consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)

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