propagation

[ prop-uh-gey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of propagating.

  2. the fact of being propagated.

  1. multiplication by natural reproduction.

  2. transmission or dissemination.

Origin of propagation

1
First recorded in1400–50; late Middle English propagacyon, from Latin propāgātiōn-, stem of propāgātiō; equivalent to propagate + -ion

Other words for propagation

Other words from propagation

  • prop·a·ga·tion·al, adjective
  • non·prop·a·ga·tion, noun
  • self-prop·a·ga·tion, noun

Words Nearby propagation

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How to use propagation in a sentence

  • The propagation of the Christian faith, and the constancy of their martyrs, have nothing surprising in them.

    Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
  • He has his own philanthropic ends, for the propagation of which it pleases him to have so esteemed a medium as the “Times.”

  • Now Nature takes no account of the affinities of souls; her aim is fulfilled by the propagation of the species.

    Honorine | Honore de Balzac