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Word: Distribution
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin distributio(n-), from the verb distribuere (see distribute)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients
Short Definition:action of distributing
Examples:- the government released about 74,000 tonnes of rice for distribution among people affected by the cyclone
- unequal distributions of income and wealth
Definition:
the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area
Short Definition:way in which something is distributed
Examples:- changes undergone by the area have affected the distribution of its wildlife
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