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    NON-PROLIFERATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons)play

    Example:

    nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals

    Synonyms:

    non-proliferation; nonproliferation

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("non-proliferation" is a kind of...):

    bar; prevention (the act of preventing)

    Antonym:

    proliferation (a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons))

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