fruition

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Not by withholding our seed but by flinging it forth freely upon the broad waters of humanity do we attain to that rich fruition which is 'life indeed 3.

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  1. noun Realization of something desired or worked for; accomplishment: labor finally coming to fruition.
  2. noun Enjoyment derived from use or possession.
  3. noun The condition of bearing fruit.

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  1. Middle English fruicioun, from Old French fruicion, from Late Latin fruitiō, fruitiōn-, enjoyment, from Latin fruitus, past participle of fruī, to enjoy.

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  1. from Old French fruition = Provencal fruicio = Spanish fruicion = Pg, fruição = Italian fruizione, from Latin as if *fruitio (n-), from frui, past participle fruitus, commonly fructus, enjoy: see fruit.
 

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/fruˈɪʃən/
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