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Webster 1913 Edition
Propagation
Propˊa-ga′tion
,Noun.
[L.
propagatio
: cf. F. propagation
.] 1.
The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production;
as, the
. propagation
of animals or plantsThere is not in nature any spontaneous generation, but all come by
propagation
. Ray.
2.
The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination;
as, the
propagation
of sound; the propagation
of the gospel. Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Propagation
PROPAGA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of propagating; the continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as the propagation of animals or plants. There is not in nature any spontaneous generation, but all come by propagation.
2.
The spreading or extension of any thing; as the propagation of sound or of reports.3.
The spreading of any thing by planting and establishing in places before destitute; as the propagation of the gospel among pagans.4.
A forward or promotion.