proliferation
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əˈreɪ noun
1.
the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts.
2.
a rapid and often excessive spread or increase: nuclear proliferation.
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| —n | |
| 1. | rapid growth or reproduction of new parts, cells, etc |
| 2. | rapid growth or increase in numbers |
| 3. | a great number: done up in a proliferation of fancy frills |
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Proliferation
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proliferation
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proliferation pro·lif·er·a·tion (prə-lĭf'ə-rā'shən)
n.
The growth and reproduction of similar cells.
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Example sentences
Once again new technology has encouraged the proliferation of unauthorized music for next to nothing.
The proliferation of foreclosures has impinged on politics, too.
There was a proliferation of skepticism that was, ultimately, healthy.
Or the proliferation of artists, seduced more than a century ago by the mystical quality of the light.
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