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distribution
distribution
noun
Definition of DISTRIBUTION
1
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group <aid workers oversaw the distribution of medicine to the natives>
Synonyms admeasurement, allocation, allotment, apportionment, disbursement, dispensation, division, issuance
Related Words reallocation, reapportionment, redistribution, redivision, repartition; division, partition, separation
2
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another <the distribution of those stars has long suggested the form of a dipper>
Related Words continuity; precedence, priority; chain, procession, progression, succession; series; aligning (also alining), alignment (also alinement), lining up; design, layout, pattern, structure, system
Near Antonyms confusion, disorder, disorganization, disruption, upset; disconnection, disjointedness
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