Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A gradually spreading effect or influence.
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- noun the effect of one
event setting off other events in anunexpected way, or unexpected areas.
Etymologies
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by analogy with the spreading ripples on the surface of a body of water when a stone is thrown in.
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