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proliferation.

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

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən/Australia
  1. The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.

    uncountable
  2. The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.

    countable
  3. 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.

    uncountable
  4. The result of building up; buildup, accretion.

    countable
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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