PROLIFERATION

proliferation

(noun) growth by the rapid multiplication of parts

proliferation

(noun) a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); “the proliferation of nuclear weapons”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

proliferation (countable and uncountable, plural proliferations)

(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.

(countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.

(countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.

(uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.

Source: Wiktionary

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Pro*lif`er*a"tion, n.

1. (Biol.)

Definition: The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation. Virchow.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The production of numerous zooids by budding, especially when buds arise from other buds in succession.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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