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Definition of Reproduction
1. Noun. The process of generating offspring.
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Specialized synonyms: Agamogenesis, Asexual Reproduction, Amphimixis, Sexual Reproduction
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Terms within: Birth, Birthing, Giving Birth, Parturition
Derivative terms: Reproduce
Specialized synonyms: Agamogenesis, Asexual Reproduction, Amphimixis, Sexual Reproduction
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Terms within: Birth, Birthing, Giving Birth, Parturition
Derivative terms: Reproduce
2. Noun. Recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall.
3. Noun. Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied.
Exact synonyms: Replica, Replication
Generic synonyms: Copy
Specialized synonyms: Toy
Derivative terms: Replicate
Generic synonyms: Copy
Specialized synonyms: Toy
Derivative terms: Replicate
4. Noun. The act of making copies. "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient"
Exact synonyms: Replication
Specialized synonyms: Scanning, Sound Reproduction
Generic synonyms: Copying
Derivative terms: Reproduce
Specialized synonyms: Scanning, Sound Reproduction
Generic synonyms: Copying
Derivative terms: Reproduce
5. Noun. The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring.
Exact synonyms: Breeding, Facts Of Life, Procreation
Generic synonyms: Sex, Sex Activity, Sexual Activity, Sexual Practice
Specialized synonyms: Crossbreeding, Interbreeding, Miscegenation, Generation, Multiplication, Propagation
Derivative terms: Breed, Procreate, Reproduce
Generic synonyms: Sex, Sex Activity, Sexual Activity, Sexual Practice
Specialized synonyms: Crossbreeding, Interbreeding, Miscegenation, Generation, Multiplication, Propagation
Derivative terms: Breed, Procreate, Reproduce
Definition of Reproduction
1. n. The act or process of reproducing; the state of being reproduced
Definition of Reproduction
1. production [n -S] - See also: production
Medical Definition of Reproduction
1. The production of offspring by organised bodies. Origin: L. Re = again, productio = production This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)