Both Uses of
fruition
in
The Book Thief
- Three days later, the plan came to fruition.
p. 98.8 *fruition = when work creates its result
- A week later, the mayor's words came to nasty fruition.
p. 259.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(fruition as in: plan is approaching fruition) when work begins to create the desired result (when it "bears fruit")
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, fruition can refer to a tree in the state of bearing fruit.