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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁə.pʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃/
"La reproduction des œuvres d'art est strictement réglementée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of making a copy of something.
"The museum sells high-quality reproductions of famous paintings." - 2
The production of new offspring by sexual or asexual processes in living organisms.
"Studying plant reproduction is fundamental to understanding ecological systems."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin prefix re- (again) combined with productio (bringing forth), entering English in the 17th century via French. It originally denoted the act of producing anew or the process of generating offspring in biological contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reproduction" is said worldwide
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reproduction
Transliteration: /ʁə.pʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃/
"La reproduction des œuvres d'art est strictement réglementée."
Fortpflanzung
Transliteration: /ˈfɔʁtˌpflant͡sʊŋ/
"Die Fortpflanzung ist für das Überleben der Art unerlässlich."
riproduzione
Transliteration: /ri.pro.duˈt͡sjo.ne/
"Questo libro è una riproduzione fedele del manoscritto originale."
reproducción
Transliteration: /re.pɾo.ðukˈsjon/
"La reproducción de este documento está prohibida sin permiso."
reprodução
Transliteration: /ʁe.pɾo.duˈsɐ̃w/
"A reprodução celular é um processo complexo."
प्रजनन
Transliteration: prajanan
"जीवों के अस्तित्व के लिए प्रजनन आवश्यक है।"
复制
Transliteration: fùzhì
"这幅画是大师名作的精美复制品。"
복제
Transliteration: bokje
"이 문서는 무단 복제가 금지되어 있습니다."
複製
Transliteration: fukusei
"美術品の無断複製は法律で禁止されています。"
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