Definition of
proliferation has definitions from the field of biology
1
[ noun ] (biology) growth by the rapid multiplication of parts

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

These booze customers had until then been buying their supplies from the Sheldon , Saltis-McErlane , and Druggan-Lake gangs , and now they were competing for trade with the Torrio-Capone saloons ; once_again O_'_Banion 's brash recklessness had caused a proliferation of ill_will .

Related terms

growth proliferate

2
[ noun ] a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)

Examples

"the proliferation of nuclear weapons"

Related terms

non-proliferation increase proliferate

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Rhymes with

nonproliferation perforation affirmation exhilaration bifurcation reaffirmation reconsideration transformation disinformation misinformation reiteration confirmation reformation consideration information deliberation liberation maturation saturation refrigeration exaggeration consternation restoration decoration discoloration acceleration alliteration usurpation conglomeration adoration respiration degeneration reservation corp. deterioration cooperation corp corroboration agglomeration desperation inauguration conversation elaboration incorporation incarceration incineration altercation flirtation observation exoneration admiration toleration moderation inflation coloration laceration exploration reverberation commemoration transportation dissertation aspiration alteration evaporation deflation operation figuration separation disinflation masturbation corporation generation reflation preparation hibernation perturbation federation deceleration reparation regeneration conservation inspiration preservation amelioration aberration enumeration remuneration declaration exacerbation recuperation collaboration perspiration exasperation expiration confederation configuration gradation vacation alternation stagflation alleviation abbreviation ration deviation resurrection correction perfection imperfection defection disinfection infection insurrection direction expectation documentation affectation reaffiliation affiliation delineation gestation representation humiliation reconciliation annexation implementation augmentation argumentation orientation remediation regimentation temptation sensation manifestation ornamentation ostentation misrepresentation molestation conciliation narration mediation fluctuation graduation starvation punctuation infatuation situation diversification disqualification suffocation falsification reunification edification deification acidification purification alienation fortification reclassification gasification gentrification profanation pacification glorification vilification ratification gratification quantification identification amplification indemnification certification clarification specification codification nullification rectification classification justification ossification intensification detoxification simplification personification magnification verification unification defamation mummification modification electrification saponification nation qualification ramification notification sanctification intercession haitien haitian ovation

Phonetic and Homophones

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proliferate pro-life_faction

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