proliferation
/pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ noun C2- The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
- The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
- In particular, the spread (proliferating) of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
- The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
Plural proliferations
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Furthermore, the recent proliferation of digital tipping screens at countless checkout counters has intensified feelings of fatigue among everyday shoppers.
The sudden proliferation of these remarkable performances demonstrated a fascinating phenomenon regarding human potential and collective sports psychology.
Advances in printing and the proliferation of distinct national literatures further solidified these separate orthographic standards over time.
Traditionalists and language purists frequently argue that the proliferation of this colloquial variety poses a significant threat to standard English proficiency.
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