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    escalation

    escalation - Dictionary definition and meaning for word escalation

    Definition
    (noun) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
    Example Sentence
    • higher wages caused an escalation of prices
    • there was a gradual escalation of hostilities
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for escalation

upper than a certain scale

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