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propagation

[ prop-uh-gey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of propagating.
  2. the fact of being propagated.
  3. multiplication by natural reproduction.
  4. transmission or dissemination.

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Other Word Forms

  • DZa·tDz· adjective
  • ԴDzpDZ··tDz noun
  • -DZa·tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of propagation1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English propagacyon, from Latin DZ岵پō-, stem of DZ岵پō; equivalent to propagate + -ion
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"We converted what was our old propagation room, covered all the cement and concrete with old wood from the polytunnel benches," Ruth explained.

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The law prohibits any farming activity involving the “propagation, cultivation, maintenance, or harvest of any species of octopus for the purpose of human consumption.”

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With a large area of marshes and rice fields, the Guadalquivir Valley has an eco-system that encourages the propagation of mosquitoes.

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But someone in L.A. could have felt the “S” wave, in which bedrock oscillates perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of the wave, according to Page.

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Presently, we find ourselves in the ninth consecutive year of such violence propagation.

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