reproduction

UK: /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃ^ən/ US: /ˌriprəˈdʌkʃən/ ,(rē′prə duk′shən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•pro•duc•tion /ˌriprəˈdʌkʃən/   n. 

1. [uncountable] the act or process of reproducing;
   the state of being reproduced.
2. the process by which living things generate or produce new or young living things:
   [uncountable] sexual reproduction.
3. [countable] something made by reproducing;
   a copy or duplicate.
See -duc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•pro•duc•tion  (rē′prə duk′shən), n. 

1. the act or process of reproducing.
2. the state of being reproduced.
3. something made by reproducing an original;
   copy;
   duplicate:
   a photographic reproduction; a reproduction of a Roman vase.
4. Developmental Biology [Biol.] the natural process among organisms by which new individuals are generated and the species perpetuated.

• re- + production 1650–60

Synonyms

• 3. replica, facsimile.
• 4. generation, propagation.

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reproduction / ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən/ noun

1. any of various processes, either sexual or asexual, by which an animal or plant produces one or more individuals similar to itself
2. an imitation or facsimile of a work of art, esp of a picture made by photoengraving
3. (as modifier): a reproduction portrait
   Sometimes shortened to: repro
4. the quality of sound from an audio system: this amplifier gives excellent reproduction
5. the act or process of reproducing
6. the state of being reproduced
7. a revival of an earlier production, as of a play