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reproduction

noun
/ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/

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 *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production English reproduction From re- + production.

  1. derived from produccioun English production English reproduction From re- + production
  2. derived from productionbor
  3. derived from *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 *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder✻
  4. derived from *per-der✻
  5. derived from re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der
  6. derived from re-bor
  7. derived from *wre- Latin re-der✻

Definitions

  1. The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.

    • Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.

  2. The act of making copies.

    • Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.

  3. A copy of something, as in a piece of art

    A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.

    • Jim was proud of the Rembrandt reproduction he owned.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A method for reproducing a bug or problem.

      • Could you file a bug at on the issue tracker with a minimum reproduction so that we can investigate?

The neighborhood

Derived

alien reproduction vehicle, asexual reproduction, autoreproduction, basic reproduction number, basic reproduction rate, basic reproduction ratio, microreproduction, nonreproduction, photoreproduction, pine reproduction weevil, reproductional, reproductionism, reproductionist, repronormativity, reprotoxic, sexual reproduction

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at reproduction. 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.

01reproduction02individuals03individual04alone05solitary06lives07life

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

7 hops · closes at reproduction

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA