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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prog•e•ny /ˈprɑdʒəni/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -nies.- Genetics[plural] a person's offspring when they are thought of as a group;
one's children:Their progeny were asleep. - (broadly) descendants.
- something that originates or results from something else;
outcome;
issue.
See -gen-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prog•e•ny (proj′ə nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ny or, for plants or animals, -nies. - Developmental Biology, Geneticsa descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.
- Developmental Biology, Geneticssuch descendants or offspring collectively.
- something that originates or results from something else;
outcome;
issue.
- Latin prōgeniēs offspring, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + gen-, base of gignere to beget (akin to kin) + -iēs feminine noun, nominal suffix
- Middle French
- Middle English progenie 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: progeny /ˈprɒdʒɪnɪ/ n ( pl -nies)- the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc
- a result or outcome
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin prōgeniēs lineage; see progenitor |