upsprung

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• upspring — v. /up spring /, n. /up spring /, v., upsprang or upsprung, upsprung, upspringing, n. v.i. 1. to spring up. 2. to come into being or existence; arise: Prosperity began to upspring after the war. n. Archaic. 3. growth or development. 4. a coming… …   Universalium

• upspring — [up spriŋ′; ] for n. [, up′spriŋ΄] vi. upsprang or upsprung, upsprung, upspringing to spring up (in various senses) n. a spring upward …   English World dictionary

• upspring — intransitive verb (upsprang or upsprung; sprung; upspringing) Date: before 12th century 1. to spring up 2. to come into being …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• upspring — /ʌpˈsprɪŋ/ (say up spring) verb (i) (upsprang or upsprung, upspringing) to spring up; come into being …  

• upspring — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūpspring, from ūp up + spring 1. archaic : an act or instance of springing up; espe …   Useful english dictionary