reproduction

 

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reproduction

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From re- +‎ production.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/

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• Hyphenation: re‧pro‧duc‧tion

reproduction (countable and uncountable, plural reproductions)

1. The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
   • 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:

     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.

2. The act of making copies.

   Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.

3. A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.

   Jim was proud of the Rembrandt reproduction he owned.

4. (computing) A method for reproducing a bug or problem.
   • 2020, Joe Tsai, “[Bug?] Repeated imported enum cause panic in golang”, in protobuf mailing list‎^[1]:

     Could you file a bug at on the issue tracker with a minimum reproduction so that we can investigate?

• (sense 1): procreation
• (senses 2, 3, 4): repro

• reproduce

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.pʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃/

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reproduction f (plural reproductions)

1. reproduction

• production
• reproductible
• reproductif
• reproduire

• “reproduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.