procreation
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pro·cre·ate
(prō′krē-āt′)v. pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing, pro·cre·ates
v.intr.
To produce offspring; reproduce.
v.tr.
To produce (offspring); reproduce.
[Latin prōcreāre, prōcreāt- : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + creāre, to create; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
pro′cre·ant (-ənt) adj.
pro′cre·a′tion n.
pro′cre·a′tor n.
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Noun | 1. | procreation - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding - reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) multiplication, propagation, generation - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production |
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procreation
nounThe process by which an organism produces others of its kind:
Obsolete: increase.
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Translations
lisääntyminen
出産増殖
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procreation
[ˌprəʊkriˈeɪʃən] n → procréation fProcurator Fiscal [ˌprɒkjʊreɪtərˈfɪskəl] n (Scottish) → procureur(e) m/f (de la République)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
procreation
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pro·cre·a·tion
n. procreación, reproducción.
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