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Added 9 October 2026

dispersion

/dɪˈspɜːʒən/ noun

Latin root: dispersiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dispersion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Spreading widely or driving off.
The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume.
worldwide in distribution
The act of dispersing or diffusing something.
the dispersion of the troops

Origin

From disperse + -ion, from Middle English dispersioun, from Old French dispersion, from Latin dispersiō.

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