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upspring
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up·spring
/
v.
ʌpˈsprɪŋ,
n.
ˈʌpˌsprɪŋ
/
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[
v.
uhp-
spring
,
n.
uhp
-spring
]
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verb,
up·sprang
or
up·sprung,
up·sprung,
up·spring·ing,
noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to spring up.
2.
to come into being or existence; arise:
Prosperity began to upspring after the war.
noun
Archaic.
3.
growth or development.
4.
a coming into existence; origin.
Origin:
before 1000;
(v.)
Middle English
upspringen,
Old English
upspringan;
(noun)
Middle English;
Old English
upspringe.
See
up-
,
spring
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upspring
—
vb
,
-springs
,
-springing
,
-sprang
,
-sprung
,
-sprung
1.
(
intr
) to spring up or come into existence
—
n
2.
a leap forwards or upwards
3.
the act of coming into existence
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Example sentences
No stranger sight than their
upspring
-ing is given to human eyes to witness.
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