proliferation
noun /prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn/
/prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable, singular]- the sudden increase in the number or amount of something; a large number of a particular thing
- attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation
- a proliferation of personal computers
Oxford Collocations DictionaryProliferation is used after these nouns:- cell
- weapon
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French prolifération, from prolifère ‘proliferous, multiplying’.