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- DictionaryPro·lif·er·a·tion/prəˌlifəˈrāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. rapid increase in numbers: "a continuing threat of nuclear proliferation"
to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring; to increase in number as if by proliferating : multiply… See the full definition
Proliferation definition: the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts.. See examples of PROLIFERATION used in a sentence.
PROLIFERATION definition: 1. the fact of something increasing a lot and suddenly in number or amount: 2. the fact of…. Learn more.
Proliferation is a rapid multiplication of parts or the increase in the number of something. Nuclear proliferation is a rapid increase of nuclear weapons. The proliferation of any living thing will often create an overpopulation problem and cause an environmental imbalance.
the sudden increase in the number or amount of something; a large number of a particular thing. attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation. a proliferation of personal computers. Topics Change, cause and effect c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring. 2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate. v.tr. To cause to grow or increase rapidly.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun proliferation. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
