释义
[ froo-ish -uh n ] SHOW IPA
/ fruˈɪʃ ən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment: After years of hard work she finally brought her idea to full fruition.
enjoyment, as of something attained or realized.
state of bearing fruit.
Origin of fruition 1375–1425; late Middle English fruicioun <Late Latin fruitiōn- (stem of fruitiō ) enjoyment, equivalent to Latin fruit (us ) (variant of frūctus; see fruit) + -iōn- -ion
SYNONYMS FOR fruition 1 consummation, accomplishment, fulfillment, achievement, completion, perfection, result.
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OTHER WORDS FROM fruition non·fru·i·tion, noun self-fru·i·tion, noun Words nearby fruition fruiter, fruiterer, fruit fly, fruitful, fruiting body, fruition , fruitive, fruit jar, fruit knife, fruitless, fruitlet
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Example sentences from the Web for fruition Her mother had a musical theater background, so Malone grew up backstage, watching productions come to fruition .
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We have to remind people why the original was great, and have to do a little more work to bring that to fruition .
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The cast and crew discuss how this groundbreaking movie came to fruition .
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Each wishes to obtain that which, according to his station, he considers a goal worth striving for, in order to come at fruition .
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What has been worked for in youth then comes to its fruition .
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Seed which can come to fruition under no other conditions springs into vigorous life under the power of warm friendship.
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If the violinist's art is truly a great art, it cannot come to fruition in the artist's 'teens.
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At last you begin to see the fruition of that you have worked, toiled, prayed for.
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British Dictionary definitions for fruition noun the attainment or realization of something worked for or desired; fulfilment
enjoyment of this
the act or condition of bearing fruit
Word Origin for fruition C15: from Late Latin fruitiō enjoyment, from Latin fruī to enjoy
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