1 [VN] to make a copy of a picture, piece of text, etc:
It is illegal to reproduce these worksheets without permission from the publisher. * The photocopier reproduces colours very well. * This material can be reproduced without payment. * The results are reproduced in Table 2. * All illustrations are reproduced by kind permission of the Mercury Gallery.
2 [VN] to produce sth again; to make sth happen again in the same way:
The computer program reproduces the effects of earthquakes on buildings. * The atmosphere of the novel is successfully reproduced in the movie. * Unfortunately, he was never able to reproduce this level of performance in a competition.
3 if people, plants, animals, etc. reproduce or reproduce themselves, they produce young:
[V] Most reptiles reproduce by laying eggs on land. * [VN] cells reproducing themselves (= making new ones)
reproducible adjective:
an experiment capable of giving reproducible results
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