proliferation
Meaning
- (uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
- (countable) The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
- (uncountable) The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
- (countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
Synonyms
increase in number
multiplying like rats
Translations
prolifération
proliferación
proliferazione
proliferação
Vermehrung
proliferacióFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology
Borrowed from French prolifération.
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