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dispersal

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. dispersal (noun)
  2. dispersal area (noun)
  3. dispersal bay (noun)

dis·pers·al

noun \di-ˈspər-səl\

Definition of DISPERSAL

: the act or result of dispersing; especially : the process or result of the spreading of organisms from one place to another
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Examples of DISPERSAL

  1. <the dispersal of plant seeds in the forests through natural means>

First Known Use of DISPERSAL

1821

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Rhymes with DISPERSAL

rehearsal, reversal, transversal

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