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# reproduction

«reproduction» in Mova's school dictionary: **The way living things make new young of their own kind…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (reproduction — uncountable; a reproduction, reproductions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The way living things make new young of their own kind, such as animals having babies or plants making seeds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reproduction/#m1)

2) A copy of something, especially a painting or piece of old furniture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reproduction/#m2)

3) Making a copy of sound or pictures, like a printed photo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reproduction/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, reproduction is a life process (like breathing and growing): plants reproduce by seeds, runners and bulbs; animals by eggs or live young. In art and museums, a reproduction is a copy, not the original. Phrases: sexual and asexual reproduction, a reproduction of the Mona Lisa.

### examples

- Reproduction is one of the life processes of all living things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reproduction/#x1)
- Plants use seeds for reproduction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reproduction/#x2)
- Strawberry plants also use runners for reproduction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reproduction/#x3)
- Frogs lay eggs as part of reproduction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reproduction/#x4)
- The poster is a reproduction of a famous painting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reproduction/#x5)
- This chair is a reproduction, not a real antique. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reproduction/#x6)

### note

Verb: reproduce. The reproduction (copy) of a painting is worth much less than the original. Reproduction in humans is taught in later science and in family lessons with care.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «reproduction» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reproduction/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.