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{
"term": "reproduction",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act or process of producing babies, young animals or plants",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "sexual reproduction"
},
{
"text": "They are studying reproduction in shellfish."
},
{
"text": "successful reproduction in birds"
},
{
"text": "advanced techniques for assisted reproduction"
}
],
"topics": ["Biology"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["animal", "human", "plant"],
"reproduction + verb": ["occur", "take place"],
"phrases": ["a method of reproduction"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act or process of producing copies of a document, book, picture, etc.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Use a black pen on white paper to ensure good reproduction."
},
{
"text": "the mass reproduction of images"
},
{
"text": "the age of mechanical reproduction"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["accurate", "faithful", "good-quality"],
"verb + reproduction": ["give", "provide", "ensure"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the quality of recorded sound",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Digital recording gives excellent sound reproduction."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["accurate", "faithful", "good-quality"],
"verb + reproduction": ["give", "provide", "ensure"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a thing that has been reproduced, especially a copy of a work of art",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They have a catalogue with colour reproductions of the paintings for sale."
},
{
"text": "reproduction furniture *(= furniture made as a copy of an earlier style)*"
},
{
"text": "an exact reproduction of an ancient building"
},
{
"text": "reproductions of well-known old-master paintings"
},
{
"text": "digital reproductions of masterworks"
},
{
"text": "a reproduction from an old book"
},
{
"text": "The quality of a photographic reproduction decreases with time."
},
{
"text": "a publisher of fine-art reproductions"
}
],
"topics": ["Art"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["exact", "excellent", "faithful"],
"reproduction + noun": ["antique", "furniture"],
"preposition": ["reproduction from", "reproduction of"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃn/",
"audio": "re/reproduction/reproduction__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃn/",
"audio": "re/reproduction/reproduction__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}