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Noun: escalation  ,e-sku'ley-shun
  1. An increase (in seriousness, price, cost, etc.), esp. to counteract competition or aggression
    "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"

Derived forms: escalations

Type of: increase, step-up

Encyclopedia: Escalation

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