reproduction

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The biological process by which living things produce offspring.

   The class learned about reproduction in plants and animals.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of making copies of something.

   Unauthorized reproduction of this book is forbidden.

3. 3
   noun

   A copy of something, especially a work of art.

   He hung a reproduction of a famous painting in the hallway.

Common collocations

• asexual reproduction Adjective + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production English reproduction From re- + production.

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