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ingrown

Main Entry:: in·grown
Pronunciation:: \-ˌgrōn\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1670

1: grown in ; specifically : having the free tip or edge embedded in the flesh <an ingrown toenail>2: having the direction of growth or activity or interest inward rather than outward <swarms of ingrown, infighting bureaucracies — H. R. Cilley>

— in·grown·ness

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\(ˌ)in-ˈgrōn-nəs\ noun

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