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Inflation

nounid 74434·updated May 18, 2026
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(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

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synonym
ostentationostentatiousnesspompositypompousnesspretentiousnesspuffinessrising pricessplashiness
plural
Inflations
possessive
Inflation's
pluralpossessive
Inflations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of filling something with air
§2
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
§3
(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
§4
a general and progressive increase in prices
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
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