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noun
The act of scattering or spreading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, respersion, spread
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noun
Material that is strewn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: diffusion, dispersion, sprinkling
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verb
present participle and gerund of strew
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of scattering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scatter, scattering
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Broader terms: spread, spreading
History
Inherited from Middle English strewynge.
