fruition
Americannoun
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attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment.
After years of hard work she finally brought her idea to full fruition.
- Synonyms:
- result, perfection, completion, achievement, fulfillment, accomplishment, consummation
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enjoyment, as of something attained or realized.
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state of bearing fruit.
noun
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the attainment or realization of something worked for or desired; fulfilment
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enjoyment of this
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the act or condition of bearing fruit
Other Word Forms
- nonfruition noun
- self-fruition noun
Etymology
Origin of fruition
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English fruicioun, from Late Latin fruitiōn-, stem of fruitiō “enjoyment”; equivalent to fruit + -ion
Example Sentences
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Stern and Epstein even discussed a fanciful plan to take over the giant German lender Deutsche Bank with the help of Qatari investors, the emails suggest - which never came to fruition.
From BBC
He said he worked with Band to bring that vision to fruition in Clinton's global conference.
From BBC
“Wu wouldn’t have come to fruition without Power. His passing is a profound loss to us all.”
From Los Angeles Times
Costs have scuppered that dream to date, but perhaps the opportunity of a fairytale ending for an Irish icon will be bring one last dream to fruition.
From BBC
"Everyone must be at their battle stations and pull in the same direction in order to bring 2030 to fruition," he said.
From Barron's
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