| NOUN | process | reproduction | the process of generating offspring |
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| cognition | reproduction, reproductive memory | recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall | |
| artifact | reproduction, replica, replication | copy that is not the original | |
| act | reproduction, replication | the act of making copies | |
| act | reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring |
| Sounds | riy.prahdah'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The process of generating offspring. | |
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| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Parts | parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing | The process of giving birth |
| Narrower | asexual reproduction, agamogenesis | reproduction without the fusion of gametes |
| sexual reproduction, amphimixis | reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete | |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Spanish | reproducción | |
| Catalan | reproducció | |
| Verbs | reproduce | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant |
| Meaning | recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall. | |
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| Synonym | reproductive memory | |
| Broader | recall, recollection, reminiscence | The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) |
| Meaning | Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied. | |
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| Synonyms | replica, replication | |
| Narrower | toy | A nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier) |
| Broader | copy | A thing made to be similar or identical to another thing |
| Spanish | replicación, réplica, reproducción | |
| Catalan | replicació, rèplica, reproducció | |
| Meaning | The act of making copies. | |
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| Example | "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient" | |
| Synonym | replication | |
| Narrower | scanning | The act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission |
| sound reproduction | The reproduction of sound | |
| Broader | copying | An act of copying / copying / copying |
| Spanish | reproducción | |
| Catalan | reproducció | |
| Verbs | reproduce | make a copy or equivalent of |
| Meaning | The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring. | |
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| Synonyms | procreation, breeding, facts of life | |
| Narrower | generation, multiplication, propagation | The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production |
| 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 |
| Spanish | procreación, reproducción | |
| Catalan | procreació, reproducció | |
| Verbs | reproduce | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant |
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