reproduction

noun

the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

the act of making copies

copy that is not the original

recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall

the process of generating offspring

Roots

ducoduct- · Latin · lead pro-pro · Latin · forth, forward

Synonyms for reproduction

procreationn replican replicationn breedingn reprographyadj copyingn duplicationn gemmationn imitationn propagationn

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Where does reproduction come from?

The word reproduction breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: duct-, from Latin duco (“lead”); and -pro, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.