proliferation.
The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
Meaning & usage
The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement. In particular, the spread (proliferating) of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree French proliférer Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French proliférationbor. English proliferation Borrowed from French prolifération.
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