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inflation
What does inflation mean?
inflation (noun): a general and progressive increase in prices.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce inflation?
/ɪnˈfleɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does inflation come from?
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French inflation (“swelling”), from Latin īnflātiō (“expansion, blowing up”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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