acceleration of progress

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• acceleration — ac|cel|e|ra|tion [əkˌseləˈreıʃən] n 1.) [singular, U] a process in which something happens more and more quickly acceleration in ▪ an acceleration in the rate of inflation acceleration of ▪ the rapid acceleration of economic progress in South… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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