reproduce

verb
/ˌɹiː.pɹəˈdjuːs/UK/ˌɹi.pɹəˈdus/US

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 prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English reproduce From re- + produce.

  1. derived from *per-der
  2. derived from re-bor

Definitions

  1. To produce an image or copy of.

  2. To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.

  3. To produce again

    To produce again; to recreate.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To bring something to mind

      To bring something to mind; to recall.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at reproduce. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at reproduce. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at reproduce

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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