procreation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌproʊkriˈeɪʃən/ UK /ˌprəʊkriˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the production of offspring; reproduction

In many species procreation is tied closely to the seasons.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the production of... reproduction breeding propagation generationbegettingmultiplication

Word family

Related forms procreate creation create creature

Etymology

From Latin procreatio, from procreare ('to beget, bring forth'), from pro- ('forth') + creare ('to create, produce').

procreare Latin creare Latin

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# procreation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌproʊkriˈeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌprəʊkriˈeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the production of offspring; reproduction

## Examples
- In many species procreation is tied closely to the seasons.

## Synonyms
- reproduction
- breeding
- propagation
- generation
- begetting
- multiplication

## Related Forms
- procreate
- creation
- create
- creature

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: procreare
- Root: creare

## Etymology
From Latin procreatio, from procreare ('to beget, bring forth'), from pro- ('forth') + creare ('to create, produce').

## AI Etymology
Procreation is from Latin procreatio, from procreare ('to beget, bring forth'), from pro- ('forth') + creare ('to create, produce'). Important recorded forms include procreare (Latin) and creare (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the production of offspring; reproduction. The wider family includes related words such as procreate, creation, create, and creature.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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