Dissemination

//dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc. countable, uncountable

    "There was a third class, small indeed when compared to those vast multitudes actuated by fanaticism or interest, but destined to exercise the most beneficial and lasting influence—the reflecting and theoretic few, who saw in universal freedom the only tie between man and his kind—the only rational hope whereon to ground the dissemination of equitable principles among the human race."

  2. 2
    the act of dispersing or diffusing something wordnet
  3. 3
    the property of being diffused or dispersed wordnet
  4. 4
    the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate wordnet

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dispersionairingairingappearanceattenuationavatar

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"The over presence and domination of English in the European blogosphere works against interaction and dissemination of debate."

Etymology

From Latin dissēminātus (“broadcast”), past participle of dissēmināre, from dis- (“in all directions”) + sēmināre (“to plant or propagate”), from sēmen, sēminis (“seed”).

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