NOUN | act | non-proliferation, nonproliferation | the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase / increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons) |
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Meaning | The prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase / increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons). | |
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Synonym | nonproliferation | |
Broader | prevention, bar | The act of preventing / preventing |
Opposite | proliferation | A rapid increase / increase in number (especially a rapid increase / increase in the number of deadly weapons) |
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