reproducingn.
/ˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪŋ/, /ˌriːprəˈdʒuːsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌriprəˈd(j)usɪŋ/, /ˌriprəˈdʒusɪŋ/ The action or an act of reproducing something; replication, copying, reproduction.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > action of repeating in a copy or making a copy
replication1692
reproducing1705
multiplication1715
reproduction1793
re-creation1915
1705 S. Bold Disc. Resurrection 25 The vital union [of soul and body] is a reproducing of the same Man.
1883 Science 31 Aug. 286/2 The reproducing of music on a plate by simply rapping with the finger.
1891 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 3 524 Dr. Schumann..believes that the hearing centres are capable of adjusting themselves to the reproducing of certain series which they had received with sufficient frequency.
1960 G. A. Glaister Encycl. Bk. 286 Oleography, the reproducing of a painting by a lithographic colour process.
1998 H. J. Nast & S. Pile in Places through Body xxi. 309 Social production includes exchanges, circulations, consumings, refusals, and reproducings of all kinds.
2007 E. R. Epperly Through Lover's Lane 149 The Alhambra arches became famous all over Europe almost as soon as photography made the reproducing of images possible.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
reproducingadj.
/ˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪŋ/, /ˌriːprəˈdʒuːsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌriprəˈd(j)usɪŋ/, /ˌriprəˈdʒusɪŋ/ That reproduces (reproduce v.).
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [adjective] > reproduction
reproducinga1743
a1743 A. M. Ramsay Philos. Princ. Nat. & Revealed Relig. (1748) I. xix. 131 Before the reproducing act, the being has no existence.
1804 L. Spallanzani in A. Hunter Georgical Ess. xxix. 475 Was the organic structure of the reproducing snails very different from those that do not reproduce, [etc.].
1893 Athenæum 30 Sept. 452/1 His adoption of his master's [style] is that of a student..not that of a mere reproducing copyist.
1946 Penguin Music Mag. Dec. 93 Reproducing instruments are improving as much as recording has improved.
1964 Listener 17 Sept. 442/2 Recordings made for the reproducing piano by Josef Lhévinne.
1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xii. 182/1 The largetooth sawfish has established generically distinct, reproducing populations in some lakes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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