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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
proliferation/prəlɪfəˈreɪʃn/

▶noun rapid reproduction or increase in numbers.

■ a large number of something.

– origin C19: from Fr. prolifération, from prolifère ‘proliferous’.

'proliferation' also found in these Oxford entries:

dysplasia - non-proliferation - proliferate

Forum discussions with the word(s) "proliferation" in the title:

Counter-proliferation
proliferation
Proliferation of commas

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