Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

progeneration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-gen-er-a-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of begetting; propagation, bearing children, or reproduction.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The visible world itself, from whatever point of view we regard it, bears witness that it has been created for no other end than that it may serve for the progeneration, the nutrition, and the training of the human race."

Etymology

Latin progeneratio.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

progenerations (plural)

Questions

What does progeneration mean?: The act of begetting; propagation, bearing children, or reproduction.
Where does progeneration come from?: Latin progeneratio.

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