Complete Definition of "proliferation"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/pɹ��lɪf��ɹeɪ��n/, SAMPA|/pr@%lIf@"reIS@n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
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  1. uncountable the process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction
  2. countable the act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement
  3. countable the result of building up; buildup, accretion
  4. uncountable the spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them

Translations
trans-top|the process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction
Finnish: lisääntyminen
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trans-top|the act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement
Finnish: lisääntyminen
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trans-top|the result of building up; buildup, accretion
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trans-top|the spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction
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