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offspring
(off|spring)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɒfsprɪŋ/
noun
(
plural
)
a person’s child or children:
the offspring of middle-class parents
an animal’s young.
the product or result of something:
German nationalism was the offspring of military ambition
Origin:
Old English
ofspring
(see
off
,
spring
)
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OFT
oft
oft-times