reproduction (n.)

  1. the process of generating offspring

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

    [ Syn: reproductive memory ]

  3. copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

    [ Syn: replica , replication ]

  4. the act of making copies; Gutenbergs reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient

    [ Syn: replication ]

  5. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

    [ Syn: procreation , breeding , facts of life ]

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