proliferation

noun

(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) In paticular, the spread (proliferating) of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.

(countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.

Roots

prolesproli- · Latin · offspring fero-fer · Latin · carry, bear

Synonyms for proliferation

growthn pullulationn propagationn burgeoningv multiplicationn escalationn developmentn buildupn

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