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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Proliferation

/prōlˌ-ĭf-ẽr-āsh'-ən/ · Pro·lif·er·a·tion · IPA /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
01 n. The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation.
  1. 1.
    The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation.(Biol.)
  2. 2.
    The production of numerous zooids by budding, especially when buds arise from other buds in succession.(Zool.)