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PROPAGATION
generation, multiplication, propagation
(noun) the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
propagation, extension
(noun) the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
propagation
(noun) the movement of a wave through a medium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
propagation (countable and uncountable, plural propagations)
the multiplication or natural increase in a population
the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number
(physics) the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave
(genetics) the elongation part of transcription
(religion) winning new converts
some degree of success in the spread of propaganda
Source: Wiktionary
Prop`a*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. propagatio: cf. F. propagation.]
1. The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants. There is not in nature any spontaneous generation, but all come by propagation. Ray.
2. The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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