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English noun: reproduction | |||
| 1. | reproduction (process) the process of generating offspring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agamogenesis, amphimixis, asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction | ||
| Part holonym | birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| 2. | reproduction (cognition) recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall | ||
| Synonyms | reproductive memory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | recall, recollection, reminiscence | ||
| 3. | reproduction (artifact) copy that is not the original; something that has been copied | ||
| Synonyms | replica, replication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | toy | ||
| 4. | reproduction (act) the act of making copies | ||
| Samples | Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient. | ||
| Synonyms | replication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copying | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | scanning, sound reproduction | ||
| 5. | reproduction (act) the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | ||
| Synonyms | breeding, facts of life, procreation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crossbreeding, generation, interbreeding, miscegenation, multiplication, propagation | ||
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