procreation
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procreation
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
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From Old French procreacion, from Latin prōcreātiō (“generation”), the noun of action from prōcreāre (“to bring forth”), itself from prō- (“forth”) + creāre (“to create”). First attested in c. 1386.
noun procreations
- The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
- The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring
Similar: reproduction
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noun
Similar: reproduction
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noun the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
| Español | procreación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 생식 saengsik |
| 日本語 | 生殖 seishoku |
| 中文 | 生殖 shēngzhí |
| हिन्दी | प्रजनन prajnan |
| Português | procriação |
| Français | procréation |
| Deutsch | Fortpflanzung |
| Italiano | procreazione |
| Ελληνικά | αναπαραγωγή anaparagogí |
| Română | procreare, procreație |
| Русский | воспроизво́дство vosproizvódstvo, деторожде́ние detoroždénije |
| العربية | تَكَاثُر takāṯur |
noun the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
| Español | procreación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 生殖 seishoku, 出産 shussan |
| Deutsch | Fortpflanzung, Zeugung |
| Ελληνικά | αναπαραγωγή anaparagogí |
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title = {procreation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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