transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪspɜ:(r)s(ə)l ]
1.
Dispersal is the spreading of things over a wide area.
Plants have different mechanisms of dispersal for their spores.
= distribution
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2.
The dispersal of a crowd involves splitting it up and making the people leave in different directions.
The police ordered the dispersal of the crowds gathered round the building.
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