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Dissemination

dissemination

The opening of a subject to public discussion and debate. [syn: airing, circulation, public exposure, spreading]

The property of being diffused or dispersed. [syn: diffusion]

The act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge". [syn: dispersion, dispersal]

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.