Antonyms for reproduction


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ree-pruh-duhk-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri prəˈdʌk ʃən


Definition of reproduction

Origin :
  • 1650s, "act of forming again," noun of action from reproduce. Of generation of living things, from 1782; of sounds, from 1908. Meaning "a copy" is from 1807.
  • noun something duplicated; duplication
Example sentences :
  • But the reproduction is of brief duration; and it is speedily effaced or transformed.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • A reproduction of a work of art, by the artist that made the original.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • This mode of reproduction is common to the great majority of plants.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • But is this really a fair statement of the reproduction process?
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • In fact, the reproduction is as exact as possible in every detail.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
  • The room was a reproduction of her own bedroom at home, only newer and more luxurious.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • No words, no reproduction, can hope to express the qualities of such a painting.
  • Extract from : « Holbein » by Beatrice Fortescue
  • Reproduction of the official badge super-imposed in green and gold.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • It has been honoured by reproduction in facsimile in modern times.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • At the town of Gilgit we have a reproduction in little of the valley of Srinagar.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various

Synonyms for reproduction

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