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noun
The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A dispersal prison.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the act of dispersing or diffusing something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dispersion, dissemination, diffusion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spread, spreading
Narrower terms: crop-dusting, spraying
History
From disperse + -al.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
