Look up: spontaneous

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   spontaneous
   [Adjective] Something that happens on impulse or without planning.
   Example: Spontaneous clapping broke out among the audience as the speaker finished his talk.
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   spontaneous
   [adj] - happening or arising without apparent external cause
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   spontaneous
   spontaneity; spontaneous process; spontaneous reaction. A spontaneous process occurs because of internal forces; no external forces are required to keep the process going, although external forces may be required to get the process started. For example, the burning of wood is spontaneous once the fire is started. The combination of water and carbon...
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   Spontaneous
   Spon·ta'ne·ous adjective [ Latin spontaneus , from sponte of free will, voluntarily.] 1. Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion. 2. Proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy, or natural law, without external for ...
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   spontaneous
   1. Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion. ... 2. Proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy, or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous motion; spontaneous growth. ... 3. Produced witho ...
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   spontaneous
   adjective happening or arising without apparent external cause; `spontaneous laughter`; `spontaneous combustion`; `a spontaneous abortion`
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   Spontaneous
   `Spontaneous` means a self-generated event, typically requiring no outside influence or help. The word `spontaneous` may also refer to: * Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis * Spontaneous combustion * Spontaneous emission * Spontaneous fission * Spontaneous generation * Spontaneous human combustion * Spontaneous Music Ensemble * Spontaneous order * Spontaneous process * Spontaneous remission * Spontaneous symmetry breaking
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   Spontaneous
   • (a.) Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion. • (a.) Proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy, or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous motion; spontaneous growth. &bull...
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   spontaneous
   Without apparent cause; said of disease processes or remissions. [L. spontaneus, voluntary, capricious]
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