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proliferation vs development

development vs proliferation

proliferation and development both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
proliferation Yes No No No
development Yes No No No
As nouns, development is a hypernym of proliferation; that is, development is a word with a broader meaning than proliferation:
  • proliferation: growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
  • development: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Other hypernyms of proliferation include growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny.
proliferation (noun) development (noun)
growth by the rapid multiplication of parts act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons) the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
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