reproduction

The process by which living things produce new living things of the same kind.

• Water is important for reproduction in these plants.
• Some animals use asexual reproduction.
• The class studied reproduction in mammals.

Common phrases: sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, plant reproduction

The process of making copies of something.

• Reproduction of this photograph requires permission.
• The printer gives excellent colour reproduction.
• Digital reproduction makes old documents easier to share.

How to use it: reproduction of something (The museum allows reproduction of some images.)

Similar words: copying, duplication

Common phrases: reproduction of something, colour reproduction, unauthorized reproduction

A copy of an original object or work, especially a painting or piece of furniture.

• This painting is a reproduction.
• She bought two reproductions for her bedroom.
• The chair is a reproduction of an eighteenth-century design.

How to use it: a reproduction of something (We own a reproduction of a famous portrait.)

Similar words: copy, replica

Opposites: original

Common phrases: reproduction of something, framed reproduction, antique reproduction