English Explanatory Dictionary

dissemination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dissemination.wav

Word forms

dissemination disseminations

Etymology

From Latin dissēminātus (“broadcast”), past participle of dissēmināre, from dis- (“in all directions”) + sēmināre (“to plant or propagate”), from sēmen, sēminis (“seed”).

Derived words

autodissemination disseminate disseminational microdissemination nondissemination predissemination redissemination
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