procreation

/pɹˈoʊkɹiˈeɪʃən/

procreation

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Definition

The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind

Etymology

From Old French procreacion, from Latin prōcreātiō (“generation”), the noun of action from prōcreāre (“to bring forth”), itself from prō- (“forth”) + creāre (“to create”). First attested in c. 1386.

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