noun
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the process or act of blowing, expanding (of flowers).
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a wide extent; great breadth; expanse.
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the sky.
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a bringing something to light, to the notice of general public.
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expansion; development; growth.
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joy; merriment; gaiety and fun; mirth.
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an unfolding, opening out or working out; process of development, as from a simple to a complex form or of gradual, progressive change, as in a social and economic structure; evolution.
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a result of this or the state of being so evolved.
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(biiol.) the development of a species organism or organ from its original or primitive state to its present or specialised state; evolution.