PROLIFERATION


Meaning of PROLIFERATION in English

/ prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U , sing. ] the sudden increase in the number or amount of sth; a large number of a particular thing :

attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation

a proliferation of personal computers

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from French prolifération , from prolifère proliferous, multiplying.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.