English > procreation: 1 sense > noun 1, actMeaning | The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring. |
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Synonyms | reproduction, breeding, facts of life |
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Narrower | generation, multiplication, propagation | The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production |
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miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding | reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) |
Broader | sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity | Activities associated with sexual intercourse |
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Spanish | procreación, reproducción |
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Catalan | procreació, reproducció |
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Verbs | procreate | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant |
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