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NONPROLIFERATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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)

Example:

nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals

Synonyms:

non-proliferation; nonproliferation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("nonproliferation" 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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