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Definition of Proliferation
1. Noun. Growth by the rapid multiplication of parts.
Generic synonyms: Development, Growing, Growth, Maturation, Ontogenesis, Ontogeny
Derivative terms: Proliferate, Proliferate
Derivative terms: Proliferate, Proliferate
2. Noun. A rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons). "The proliferation of nuclear weapons"
Generic synonyms: Growth, Increase, Increment
Antonyms: Non-proliferation, Nonproliferation
Derivative terms: Proliferate, Proliferate
Antonyms: Non-proliferation, Nonproliferation
Derivative terms: Proliferate, Proliferate
Definition of Proliferation
1. n. The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation.
Definition of Proliferation
1. Noun. The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction. ¹
2. Noun. The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement. ¹
3. Noun. The result of building up; buildup, accretion. ¹
4. Noun. The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Proliferation
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