reproduction [ree-pruh-duhk-shuhn] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
reproduction [ree-pruh-duhk-shuhn]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something duplicated; duplication
Synonyms: Photostat, X-ray, Xerox, breeding, carbon copy, carbon, chip off old block, clone, copy, ditto*, dupe*, facsimile, fake, flimsy, generation, imitation, increase, look-alike, mimeo, mimeograph, mirror image, multiplication, offprint, photocopy, photograph, pic, picture, portrayal, print, procreation, proliferation, propagation, recreation, reduplication, reenactment, renewal, replica, replication, reprinting, repro, revival, stat, transcription, twin
Antonyms: original
Main Entry: childbirth
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: giving birth
Synonyms: accouchement, bearing children, blessed event, childbed, confinement, delivering, delivery, labor, lying-in, nativity, parturience, parturition, procreation, producing, propagation, reproduction, travail, visit from the stork
Main Entry: clone
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: exact duplicate
Synonyms: act-alike, copy, double, duplicate, look-alike computer, reproduction, twin
Example Sentences
  • The females' hiding is likely due to the burdens of reproduction.
  • For one, the plentiful food sources allowed for easier reproduction and a denser population.
  • But viruses don't consume the bodies of their hosts, they coopt and destroy their cells for reproduction.
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Main Entry: copy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: duplicate, imitation
Synonyms: Xerox, archetype, carbon, carbon copy, cast, clone, counterfeit, counterpart, ditto*, ectype, effigy, ersatz, facsimile, forgery, hard copy, image, impersonation, impression, imprint, likeness, microfiche, mimeograph, miniature, mirror, model, offprint, parallel, pattern, photocopy, photograph, photostat, portrait, print, reflection, replica, replication, representation, reprint, reproduction, rubbings, similarity, simulacrum, simulation, study, tracing, transcript, transcription, type
Notes: Xerox is actually a trademark for copies made on that brand of machine; copy is a duplicate made in any of a number of ways, while photocopy is a duplicate made using a machine with a photographic process
Antonyms: original, origination, source
Main Entry: counterfeit
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fake, forgery
Synonyms: actor, bogus*, bum, copy, deceit, deception, dummy, facsimile, fraud, gyp, hoax, humbug, imitation, imposture, junque, phony, pseudo, put-on, reproduction, sell*, sham, simulacrum
Antonyms: real thing, reality
Main Entry: ditto
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: the same; duplicate
Synonyms: clone, copy, double, duplication, facsimile, likewise, reproduction, the above, the very words
Main Entry: echo
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: repeat, copy
Synonyms: answer, imitation, mirror, mirror image, onomatopoeia, parallel, parroting, rebound, reflection, reiteration, repercussion, repetition, reply, reproduction, reverberation, ringing, rubber stamp
Main Entry: etching
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: art created by carving
Synonyms: engraving, impression, imprint, inscription, mezzotint, photoengraving, photogravure, print, reproduction, rotogravure, transferring
Main Entry: fake
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: false, imitation
Synonyms: affected, artificial, assumed, bogus, concocted, counterfeit, fabricated, fictitious, forged, fraudulent, invented, make-believe, mock, phony, pretended, pseudo*, reproduction, sham, simulated, spurious
Antonyms: genuine, original, real, true, truthful
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