reproduction
Syllables: re·pro·duc·tion/ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/
reproduction noun: the act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
Noun
reproduction (countable and uncountable, plural reproductions)
- The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
- Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
- The act of making copies.
- Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.
- A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.
- Jim was proud of the Rembrandt reproduction he owned.
- A method for reproducing a bug or problem.
- Could you file a bug at on the issue tracker with a minimum reproduction so that we can investigate?2020, Joe Tsai, “[Bug?] Repeated imported enum cause panic in golang”, in protobuf mailing list
reproduction meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
reproduction in Hindi
- the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
- प्रजनन prajnan
reproduction in Tamil
- இனப்பெருக்கம், இனவிருத்தி, படியெடுத்தல்
reproduction in Urdu
- عمل پیدائش, نقل
reproduction in Bengali
- the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
- প্রজনন projonon
More languagesFewer languages
- reproduction in Malayalam
- പ്രത്യുൽപാദനം pratyulpādanaṁ
- reproduction in Kannada
- ಮರುಹುಟ್ಟು, ಸಂತಾನಬೆಳೆತ, ನಕಲು ಮಾಡುವುದು, ಪ್ರತಿ ಮಾಡುವುದು
- reproduction in Gujarati
- પ્રજનન prajnan
- reproduction in Tagalog
- reproduksiyon, reproduksyon, balisuplingan
- reproduction in Arabic
- تَكَاثُر takāṯur
- reproduction in Malay
- pembiakan
- reproduction in Indonesian
- reproduksi, pembiakan
- reproduction in Persian
- تولید مثل towlid-e mesl, زاداوری zādāvari
- reproduction in Thai
- การสืบพันธุ์ gaan-sʉ̀ʉp-pan
- reproduction in Vietnamese
- sự sinh sản
Examples of reproduction in a sentence
- I would consider that a very faithful reproduction.
- The students were all ears when they found out the topic of the film was "reproduction." They were disappointed to discover that it was also about fish.
- Trump is a reproduction of one of South Korea’s national treasures.
Synonyms of reproduction
Forms of reproduction
| plural | reproductions |
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Origin of reproduction
From re- + production.
Words formed from reproduction
- alien reproduction vehicle
- asexual reproduction
- autoreproduction
- basic reproduction number
- basic reproduction rate
- basic reproduction ratio
- microreproduction
- nonreproduction
- photoreproduction
- pine reproduction weevil
- reproductional
- reproductionism
- reproductionist
- repronormativity
- reprotoxic
- sexual reproduction
Phrases with reproduction
Questions about reproduction
- What does reproduction mean?
- Reproduction means the act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
- What is reproduction in Hindi?
- Reproduction in Hindi is प्रजनन (prajnan). See Reproduction meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is reproduction?
- Reproduction is a noun.
- How do you pronounce reproduction?
- Reproduction is pronounced /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/.
- What is the plural of reproduction?
- The plural of reproduction is reproductions.
Words near reproduction in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reproduction (page history and authors); reproduction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reproduction (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പ്രത്യുൽപാദനം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); reproduction (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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