dissemination
The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminatedThe act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.
» The dissemination of scientific knowledge is essential.
Die Verbreitung wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse ist absolut notwendig. — raggione
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1 senses(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.
Verbreitung
распростране́ниеrasprostranénije, рассе́иваниеrasséivanije
- the property of being diffused or dispersed
- the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
- the act of dispersing or diffusing something
Examples
3 sentencesThe dissemination of scientific knowledge is essential.
deDie Verbreitung wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse ist absolut notwendig. — raggione
Without dissemination of the facts, conspiracy theories will abound.
The over presence and domination of English in the European blogosphere works against interaction and dissemination of debate.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin dissēminātiō, from dissēmināre [from dis- (“in all directions”) + sēmināre (“toFrom Latin dissēminātiō, from dissēmināre [from dis- (“in all directions”) + sēmināre (“to plant or propagate”) (itself from sēmen (“seed”))] + -tiō. By surface analysis, disseminate + -tion.
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Forms
plural: disseminations| Singular | dissemination |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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