The draft of the test ban treaty contained an expression of desire to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons (Seymour Topping).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
non|pro|lif|er|a|tion — «NON proh LIHF uh RAY shuhn», noun, adjective. –n. the regulation of the spread of nuclear weapons among nations, especially by means of an agreement: »Some Afro Asian countries…maintained that the non proliferation treaty was…a plot to maintain… … Useful english dictionary
non·pro·lif·er·a·tion — /ˌnɑːnprəˌlıfəˈreıʃən/ noun [noncount] : the act of stopping the production of nuclear and chemical weapons or of limiting the number of nuclear and chemical weapons in the world a conference to discuss nuclear nonproliferation a nonproliferation … Useful english dictionary
lif — ac·e·tab·u·lif·era; ac·e·tab·u·lif·er·ous; am·y·lif·er·ous; an·gu·lif·er·ous; ar·gil·lif·er·ous; can·a·lif·er·ous; cel·lif·er·ous; cel·lif·u·gal; che·lif·er·ous; chy·lif·er·ous; cor·ol·lif·er·ous; crys·tal·lif·er·ous; cu·pu·lif·er·ae;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
proliferation — pro·lif·er·a·tion … English syllables
prolification — pro·lif·i·ca·tion … English syllables
proliferate — pro•lif•er•ate [[t]prəˈlɪf əˌreɪt[/t]] v. i. v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) dvl to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation 2) to increase in number or spread rapidly • Etymology: 1870–75 pro•lif… … From formal English to slang
proliferation — pro|lif|e|ra|tion [prəˌlıfəˈreıʃən] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: prolifération, from proliférer to proliferate , from Latin proles; PROLETARIAN] 1.) [singular,U] a sudden increase in the amount or number of something proliferation of ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
proliferation — pro|lif|er|a|tion [ prə,lıfə reıʃn ] noun singular FORMAL 1. ) a sudden increase in number or amount: the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction 2. ) a large number of a particular thing: a proliferation of talk shows … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
