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proliferation vs maturation

maturation vs proliferation

proliferation and maturation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
proliferation Yes No No No
maturation Yes No No No
As nouns, maturation is a hypernym of proliferation; that is, maturation is a word with a broader meaning than proliferation:
  • proliferation: growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
  • maturation: (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 development, growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny.
proliferation (noun) maturation (noun)
growth by the rapid multiplication of parts (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 rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons) coming to full development; becoming mature
(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
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