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proliferation

noun
🔊/prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn/
🔊/prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn/
 [uncountable, singular]
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  1. the sudden increase in the number or amount of something; a large number of a particular thing激增；增殖；增生；大量的事物
    • attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation防止癌细胞扩散的努力
    • a proliferation of personal computers个人电脑的激增
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryProliferation is used after these nouns:
    • cell
    • weapon
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French prolifération, from prolifère ‘proliferous, multiplying’.