nonproliferation

See also: non-proliferation

English

Alternative forms

• non-proliferation

Etymology

Etymology tree

English non-

French proliférer

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ation

Middle French -ation

French -ation

French proliférationbor.

English proliferation

English nonproliferation

From non- + proliferation.

Noun

nonproliferation (usually uncountable, plural nonproliferations)

1. Opposition to the spread of something, especially nuclear weapons.

   Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: rajoitus (fi), sulku (fi)
• French: non-prolifération (fr) f
• Polish: nierozprzestrzenianie n
• Russian: нераспростране́ние (ru) n (nerasprostranénije)
• Swedish: icke-spridning c
• Ukrainian: нерозповсю́дження n (nerozpovsjúdžennja)

Further reading

• “non-proliferation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “nonproliferation”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “nonproliferation”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “non-proliferation” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.