Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dissemination"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dissemination \Dis*sem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. disseminatio: cf. F.
diss['e]mination.]
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.
The universal dissemination of those writings.
--Wayland.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dissemination
n 1: the opening of a subject to public discussion and debate
[syn: {airing}, {circulation}, {public exposure}, {spreading}]
2: the property of being diffused or dispersed [syn: {diffusion}]
3: the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the
dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
[syn: {dispersion}, {dispersal}, {diffusion}]
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