Outworking
//ˈaʊtwəːkɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
"The outworkings of the Reformation thus pulled England back into an intimate territorial involvement in the affairs of mainland Europe, from which the French had previously expelled it when they captured the last medieval English mainland enclave of Calais in 1558."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of outwork form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The outworkings of the Reformation thus pulled England back into an intimate territorial involvement in the affairs of mainland Europe, from which the French had previously expelled it when they captured the last medieval English mainland enclave of Calais in 1558."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From out- + working.
Etymology 2
See outwork.
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