dissemination en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥ Proto-Italic *sēmn̥ Latin sēmen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sēminō Latin dissēminō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dissēminātiōbor. English dissemination From Latin dissēminātiō, from dissēmināre [from dis- (“in all directions”) + sēmināre (“to plant or propagate”) (itself from sēmen (“seed”))] + -tiō. By surface analysis, disseminate + -tion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
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.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 254–255:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disseminations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
redissemination · nondissemination · microdissemination · disseminator · disseminational · disseminate · predissemination · autodissemination
Translations (38)
mk распростирање (act of disseminating) · mk расејување (act of disseminating) · de Verbreitung (act of disseminating) · es divulgación (act of disseminating) · pt disseminação (act of disseminating) · nl verbreiding (act of disseminating) · id penyebarluasan (act of disseminating) · es propagación (act of disseminating) · id penyebaran (act of disseminating) · it propagazione (act of disseminating) · sv spridning (act of disseminating) · fi levittäminen (act of disseminating) · nl verspreiding (act of disseminating) · it divulgazione (act of disseminating) · ur پھیلاو (act of disseminating) · ms penyebaran (act of disseminating) · id sosialisasi (act of disseminating) · id diseminasi (act of disseminating) · la dissēminātiō (act of disseminating) · sw usambazaji (act of disseminating) · gd sgaoileadh (act of disseminating) · cmn 散播 (act of disseminating) · es diseminación (act of disseminating) · it diffusione (act of disseminating) · ar نَشْر (act of disseminating) · es difusión (act of disseminating) · cmn 傳播 /传播 (act of disseminating) · ru распростране́ние (act of disseminating) · fi levitys (act of disseminating) · ja 伝播 (act of disseminating) · fr dissémination (act of disseminating) · mi whakahōrapatanga (act of disseminating) · ru рассе́ивание (act of disseminating) · bg разпръскване (act of disseminating) · cmn 散布 (act of disseminating) · ar بَثّ (act of disseminating) · no spredning (act of disseminating) · bg разпространение (act of disseminating)