noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of making copies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Jim was proud of the Rembrandt reproduction he owned.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A method for reproducing a bug or problem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: replication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: copying
Narrower terms: scanning, sound reproduction
7
noun
Meaning 7
copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: replica, replication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: copy
Narrower terms: toy
8
noun
Meaning 8
recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reproductive memory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recall, recollection, reminiscence
9
noun
Meaning 9
the process of generating offspring
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
Narrower terms: asexual reproduction, agamogenesis, sexual reproduction, amphimixis
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production English reproduction From re- + production.
Across languages
Translations
128 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
voortplanting
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Albanian:
riprodhim
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Arabic:
تَكَاثُر
(takāṯur)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Arabic:
تكاثر
(takāsur)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Armenian:
վերարտադրություն
(verartadrutʻyun)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Azerbaijani:
artırma
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Azerbaijani:
artma
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Belarusian:
размнажэ́нне
(razmnažénnje)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Belarusian:
размнажэ́ньне
(razmnažénʹnje)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Bengali:
প্রজনন
(projonon)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Bulgarian:
размножа́ване
(razmnožávane)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Catalan:
reproducció
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Chinese Cantonese:
生殖
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Chinese:
生湠
(zh-min-nan)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Chinese Mandarin:
生殖
(shēngzhí)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Czech:
rozmnožování
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Danish:
formering
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Danish:
reproduktion
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Dutch:
voortplanting
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Dutch:
reproductie
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Esperanto:
reprodukto generado
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Estonian:
paljunemine
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Finnish:
lisääntyminen
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Finnish:
suvun jatkaminen
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
French:
reproduction
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
West-Frisian:
fuortplanting
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Georgian:
გამრავლება
(gamravleba)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
German:
Fortpflanzung
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
German:
Reproduktion
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Greek:
αναπαραγωγή
(anaparagogí)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Gujarati:
પ્રજનન
(prajnan)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Hindi:
प्रजनन
(prajnan)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Hungarian:
szaporodás
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Indonesian:
reproduksi
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Indonesian:
pembiakan
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Irish:
atáirgeadh
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Italian:
riproduzione
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Japanese:
生殖
(seishoku)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Kazakh:
көбею
(köbeü)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Korean:
생식
(saengsik)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Northern Kurdish:
pirbûn
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Northern Kurdish:
zêdebûn
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Kyrgyz:
көбөйүү
(köböyüü)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Lao:
ການສືບພັນ
(kān sư̄p phan)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Latvian:
vairošanās
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Lithuanian:
dauginimasis
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Macedonian:
размножување
(razmnožuvanje)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Malay:
pembiakan
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Norwegian Bokmål:
reproduksjon
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Norwegian Nynorsk:
reproduksjon
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Persian:
تولید مثل
(towlid-e mesl)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Persian:
زاداوری
(zādāvari)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Polish:
prokreacja
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Polish:
reprodukcja
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Polish:
rozmnażanie
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Portuguese:
reprodução
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Romanian:
reproducere
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Romanian:
reproducție
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Russian:
размноже́ние
(razmnožénije)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Serbo-Croatian:
размножа́ва̄ње
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Serbo-Croatian:
репроду̀кција
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Serbo-Croatian:
razmnožávānje
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Serbo-Croatian:
reprodùkcija
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Slovak:
rozmnožovanie
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Slovene:
razmnoževanje
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Slovene:
reprodukcija
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Spanish:
reproducción
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Sundanese:
ᮘᮛᮔᮠᮔ᮪
(baranahan)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Swedish:
reproduktion
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Swedish:
fortplantning
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Tagalog:
reproduksiyon
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Tagalog:
reproduksyon
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Tagalog:
balisuplingan
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Tajik:
афзоиш
(afzoyiš)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Tajik:
тавлиди мисл
(tavlid-i misl)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Thai:
การสืบพันธุ์
(gaan-sʉ̀ʉp-pan)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Turkish:
üreme
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Ukrainian:
розмно́ження
(rozmnóžennja)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Ukrainian:
репроду́кція
(reprodúkcija)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Ukrainian:
відтво́рення
(vidtvórennja)
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Uzbek:
koʻpayish
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Uzbek:
koʻpaytirish
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Vietnamese:
sự sinh sản
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Walloon:
mopliaedje
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Welsh:
atgenhedlu
— the act of reproducing new individuals biologically — see also procreation
Bulgarian:
възпроизвеждане
(vǎzproizveždane)
— act of making copies
Catalan:
reproducció
— act of making copies
Dutch:
vermenigvuldiging
— act of making copies
Norwegian Bokmål:
eksemplarfremstilling
— act of making copies
Spanish:
reproducción
— act of making copies
Spanish:
producción de copias
— act of making copies
Ukrainian:
відтво́рення
(vidtvórennja)
— act of making copies
Bulgarian:
копие
(kopie)
— a duplicate
Bulgarian:
репродукция
(reprodukcija)
— a duplicate
Catalan:
reproducció
— a duplicate
Chinese Cantonese:
複製 /复制
(fuk1 zai3)
— a duplicate
Chinese Mandarin:
複製 /复制
(fùzhì)
— a duplicate
Czech:
reprodukce
— a duplicate
Danish:
reproduktion
— a duplicate
Dutch:
reproductie
— a duplicate
Esperanto:
reprodukto
— a duplicate
Esperanto:
kopio
— a duplicate
Finnish:
kopio
— a duplicate
Finnish:
kaksoiskappale
— a duplicate
French:
reproduction
— a duplicate
Greek:
αντίγραφο
(antígrafo)
— a duplicate
Hungarian:
reprodukció
— a duplicate
Irish:
macasamhail
— a duplicate
Italian:
riproduzione
— a duplicate
Italian:
duplicato
— a duplicate
Japanese:
複製
(fukusei)
— a duplicate
Korean:
복제본
(bokjebon)
— a duplicate
Korean:
복사본
(boksabon)
— a duplicate
Norwegian Bokmål:
reproduksjon
— a duplicate
Norwegian Nynorsk:
reproduksjon
— a duplicate
Polish:
reprodukcja
— a duplicate
Portuguese:
reprodução
— a duplicate
Romanian:
reproducere
— a duplicate
Romanian:
duplicat
— a duplicate
Romanian:
duplicare
— a duplicate
Russian:
ко́пия
(kópija)
— a duplicate
Russian:
репроду́кция
(reprodúkcija)
— a duplicate
Russian:
копи́рование
(kopírovanije)
— a duplicate