Progeny

  • 11progeny — [[t]prɒ̱ʤəni[/t]] 1) N PLURAL: usu with poss You can refer to a person s children or to an animal s young as their progeny. [FORMAL] Davis was never loquacious on the subject of his progeny. Syn: offspring 2) N PLURAL: usu with poss The progeny… …

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  • 12Progeny — The children and other descendants. For example one might say that the progeny of someone with a genetic (inherited) condition such as Huntington disease are themselves at risk for the disease. The word progeny is the progeny of the Latin verb… …

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  • 13progeny — prog|e|ny [ˈprɔdʒıni US ˈpra: ] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: progenie, from Latin progenies, from progignere; PROGENITOR] 1.) formal the babies of animals or plants = ↑offspring 2.) someone s children used humorously = ↑offspring …

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  • 14progeny — noun a) offspring or descendants. I treasure this 5 generation photograph of my great great grandmother and her progeny. b) result of a creative effort His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date. See Also: progenitor …

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  • 15progeny — noun (U) 1 technical or formal the descendants of a person, animal, or plant form, or the things that can develop from something else: The drug resistant cells progeny are also drug resistant. 2 old fashioned or humorous someone s children: Sarah …

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  • 16progeny — /proj euh nee/, n., pl. progeny or, for plants or animals, progenies. 1. a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal. 2. such descendants or offspring collectively. 3. something that originates or results from something else; outcome; …

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  • 17progeny — noun genetic traits passed on from parent to progeny Syn: offspring, young, babies, children, sons and daughters, family, brood; descendants, heirs, scions; Law issue; archaic seed, fruit of one s loins …

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  • 18progeny —   Welo, pua, kamali i, keiki, kawowo, ano ano.    ♦ Source of progeny, kumu ho olaha …

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  • 19progeny — palikuonys statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Individai, susidarę kaip konkrečios kryžminimo kombinacijos padarinys. atitikmenys: angl. offspring; progeny rus. потомство …

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  • 20progeny — palikuonys statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Vienos biologinės šeimos nariai, turintys bendrus tėvus. atitikmenys: angl. offspring; progeny rus. потомство …

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