Proliferation Meaning. If you start out with one rabbit and within a month you end up with five this is an example of proliferation of rabbits. Nuclear proliferation is a rapid increase of nuclear weapons.
To increase a lot and suddenly in number. Breeding propagation procreation reproduction. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine Nursing and Allied Health Seventh Edition.
To increase in number as if by proliferating.
Proliferation prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃən noun 1 singular uncountable INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT. Proliferation - a rapid increase in number especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons. We attempted to measure cell proliferation. A proliferation of new policy ideas often accompanies a changing of the guard in Washington.