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| spon·ta·ne·ous [ spon táynee əss ] |
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1. arising from internal cause: resulting from internal or natural processes, with no apparent external influence
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2. arising from impulse: arising from natural impulse or inclination, rather than from planning or in response to suggestions from others
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3. unrestrained: naturally unrestrained or uninhibited
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4. botany growing uncultivated: growing without cultivation
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| [Mid-17th century. < late Latin spontaneus "of your own accord" < Latin sponte in same sense] |
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  spon·ta·ne·ous·ly adverb |
| spon·ta·ne·ous·ness noun |
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