Speakur

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procreation

/pɹˈoʊkɹiˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
pro-cre-ation
IPA
/pɹˈoʊkɹiˈeɪʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring

Uncountable

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: procreacion, prōcreātiō

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Biology.

Inflected Forms

procreations (plural)

Derived Forms

nonprocreation procreational procreationist

Phrases

family of procreation

Frequently Paired Words

creation procreant procreate procreating procreative procreator propagation

Synonyms

reproduction breeding facts of life

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce procreation?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈoʊkɹiˈeɪʃən/.
What does procreation mean?
The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
Where does procreation come from?
It is traced to Old French. First known use: First attested in c. 1386.

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