procreation
/ˈpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪʃən/PROH-kree-AY-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈpɹoʊkɹiˈeɪʃən/PROH-kree-AY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of procreating
Common meaning: the producing of offspring
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- proforward; forth
- creatto bring into being, to produceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 480 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘forward’ + ‘to bring into being, to produce’ → procreation
Journey through time
- Latincreō, creāre‘to bring into being, to produce’
- Englishprocreate‘to produce offspring’
- Englishformed in English from procreateprocreation‘the producing of offspring’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from procreate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PROCREATE, p.468 · scan
Roots
- creō, creāre Latin “to bring into being, to produce”
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