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  • 51procreate — procreation, n. procreative, adj. procreativeness, n. procreator, n. /proh kree ayt /, v., procreated, procreating. v.t. 1. to beget or generate (offspring). 2. to produce; bring into being. v.i …

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  • 52Family — • In the classical Roman period the familia rarely included the parents or the children. Its English derivative was frequently used in former times to describe all the persons of the domestic circle, parents, children, and servants. Present usage …

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  • 53procreation — noun a) The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind b) The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring Syn …

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  • 54Operation — Although there are many meanings to the word operation , in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To put matters more formally, an operation is an act or series of acts performed upon the body with the hand alone or by means of an… …

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  • 55procreation — SYN: reproduction (1). * * * pro·cre·ation .prō krē ā shən n the act or process of procreating: REPRODUCTION * * * pro·cre·a·tion (pro″kre aґshən) reproduction (def. 2). procreative adj …

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  • 56procreative — Having the power to beget or procreate. * * * pro·cre·ative prō krē .āt iv adj 1) capable of procreating: GENERATIVE 2) of, relating to, or directed toward procreation <the procreative process> <procreative instincts> …

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  • 58No Exit (Battlestar Galactica) — No Exit Battlestar Galactica episode Ellen Tigh after resurrecting on a Cylon basestar Episode no …

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  • 59generation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. age, descent, lifetime; procreating, breeding, begetting. See production, posterity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of producing] Syn. engendering, formation, creation; see production 1 . 2. [The act… …

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  • 60procreate — (v.) 1530s, from L. procreatus, pp. of procreare (see PROCREATION (Cf. procreation)). Related: Procreated; procreating …

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