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population explosion

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noun

the rapid increase in numbers of a particular species, especially in the world's human population since the end of World War II, attributed to an accelerating birthrate, a decrease in infant mortality, and an increase in life expectancy.

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Origin of population explosion

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Words nearby population explosion

popular sovereignty, popular vote, populate, population, population control, population explosion, population genetics, population inversion, population parameter, population pressure, population pyramid
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Words related to population explosion

boom, explosion, baby boom

British Dictionary definitions for population explosion

population explosion

noun

a rapid increase in the size of a population caused by such factors as a sudden decline in infant mortality or an increase in life expectancy
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