reproduction

C1 Topic:Biology & Genetics

US /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #18152

Meanings

1

noun
The biological process by which living things produce offspring.

The class learned about reproduction in plants and animals.
2

noun
The act of making copies of something.

Unauthorized reproduction of this book is forbidden.
3

noun
A copy of something, especially a work of art.

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the biological process by... breeding procreation

2 noun · the act of making copies of... replication

3 noun · a copy of something,... replica

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Word family

Forms reproductions

Derived forms autoreproductionmicroreproductionnonreproductionphotoreproductionreproductionalreproductionismreproductionistrepronormativityreprotoxic

Related forms reproduce

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Phrases (1)

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asexual reproduction
the production of offspring without the joining of reproductive cells

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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.

Topics

Biology & Genetics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# reproduction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 18152

## Meanings
1. The biological process by which living things produce offspring.
2. The act of making copies of something.
3. A copy of something, especially a work of art.

## Examples
- The class learned about reproduction in plants and animals.
- Unauthorized reproduction of this book is forbidden.
- He hung a reproduction of a famous painting in the hallway.

## Synonyms
- procreation
- repro

## Derived Forms
- autoreproduction
- microreproduction
- nonreproduction
- photoreproduction
- reproductional
- reproductionism
- reproductionist
- repronormativity
- reprotoxic

## Related Forms
- reproduce

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Reproduction comes from re- + production. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as autoreproduction, microreproduction, nonreproduction, and photoreproduction and related forms such as reproduce. In present use it covers the biological process by which living things produce offspring, the act of making copies of something, and a copy of something, especially a work of art.

## Topics
- Biology & Genetics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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