1 [U] the act or process of producing babies, young animals or plants:
sexual reproduction * They are studying reproduction in shellfish.
2 [U] the act or process of producing copies of a document, book, picture, etc:
Use a black pen on white paper to ensure good reproduction.
3 [U] the process of recording sounds onto tapes, records, videos, etc:
Digital recording gives excellent sound reproduction.
4 [C] a thing that has been reproduced, especially a copy of a work of art:
a catalogue with colour reproductions of the paintings for sale * reproduction furniture (= furniture made as a copy of an earlier style)
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Is reproduction a noun, verb, or something else?
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