Hyphenation of proliferation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word proliferation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

pro-lif-er-a-tion

Definitions of proliferation:

1.	Growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
2.	A rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons) The proliferation of nuclear weapons

Synonyms of proliferation:

noun	growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
noun	increase, increment, growth

Last hyphenations of this language

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