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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined

“a king's accession to a confederacy”

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Dictionary Entry

ontogenesis

Part of Speechnoun

The generation and development of an individual organism by the characteristic process of ontogeny associated with its species.

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Common Phrases

. ontogenesisontogenesis postnatalontogenesis humanontogenesis early
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Synonyms

ontogenydevelopmentgrowthmaturationgrowing

Antonyms

nondevelopment

Related Words

organogenesishistogenesisodontogeny

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