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reproduction

/ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/noun4 syllables

Reproduction means: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring.

Synonyms for reproduction7

noun, as in the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

procreation, breeding, facts of life

noun, as in copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

replica, replication

noun, as in recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall

reproductive memory

noun, as in the act of making copies

replication

also used for reproduction

repro

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What does reproduction mean?5

noun

1

the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

2

copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

3

recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall

4

the act of making copies“Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient”

5

the process of generating offspring

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with reproduction?14

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Reproduction in a sentence

  • Straight people are entirely unnecessary for human reproduction, as bisexual people exist.rul
  • Interspecies aggression is oriented towards goals related to reproduction.Scott
  • Cells have two methods of reproduction: mitosis and meiosis.unknown
  • Reproduction is asexual when there is no fusion of gametes.AlanF_US
  • Mating can be more about companionship than reproduction.Nuel
  • Artificial insemination uses sperm to help in reproduction.Nuel
  • Reproduction or appropriation of HTML, images and photographs from within this site is prohibited.unknown
  • If human cloning would be a perfected procedure, would it become an alternative method of reproduction?nonong

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Forms of reproduction

as a noun

plural
reproductions