| NOUN | process | proliferation | growth by the rapid multiplication of parts |
|---|---|---|---|
| process | proliferation | a rapid increase / increase in number (especially a rapid increase / increase in the number of deadly weapons) |
| Sounds | prow.lihferey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | growth by the rapid multiplication of parts. | |
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| Broader | growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
| Spanish | proliferación | |
| Catalan | proliferació | |
| Verbs | proliferate | grow rapidly |
| proliferate | cause to grow or increase / increase rapidly | |
| Meaning | A rapid increase / increase in number (especially a rapid increase / increase in the number of deadly weapons). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the proliferation of nuclear weapons" | |
| Broader | increase, increment, growth | A process of becoming larger / larger or longer or more numerous or more important |
| Opposite | nonproliferation, non-proliferation | The prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase / increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons) |
| Spanish | proliferación | |
| Verbs | proliferate | grow rapidly |
| proliferate | cause to grow or increase / increase rapidly | |
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