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单词 procreation
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Definition of procreation in English:

procreation

noun prəʊkrɪənˈeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The production of offspring; reproduction.

    in general animals copulate purely for the purpose of procreation
    human procreation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Regarding procreation as a sin, he never married.
    • Procreation becomes every woman's destiny and every man's responsibility, regardless of circumstances.
    • Marriage, however, which provided the normal context for the procreation of children, is more accessible to us.
    • Overpopulation has led to harshly enforced limitations on procreation.
    • In our culture at this time, procreation is not understood to be an essential part of what it is to be married.
    • Anxieties about procreation came to pervade the handbooks and medical literature that dealt with marital sex.
    • Overpopulation demands that no rational government provide economic incentives for further procreation.
    • These magnificent animals were remarkably efficient at both procreation and survival.
    • In the west, birth control changed marriage from an institution for procreation to one that celebrated companionship.
    • Emphasis on motherhood and the family served state goals of procreation and stability.
 
 

Definition of procreation in US English:

procreation

nounˌprōkrēˈāSH(ə)nˌproʊkriˈeɪʃ(ə)n
  • The production of offspring; reproduction.

    in general animals copulate purely for the purpose of procreation
    human procreation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Marriage, however, which provided the normal context for the procreation of children, is more accessible to us.
    • Regarding procreation as a sin, he never married.
    • Anxieties about procreation came to pervade the handbooks and medical literature that dealt with marital sex.
    • In the west, birth control changed marriage from an institution for procreation to one that celebrated companionship.
    • These magnificent animals were remarkably efficient at both procreation and survival.
    • Procreation becomes every woman's destiny and every man's responsibility, regardless of circumstances.
    • In our culture at this time, procreation is not understood to be an essential part of what it is to be married.
    • Overpopulation demands that no rational government provide economic incentives for further procreation.
    • Overpopulation has led to harshly enforced limitations on procreation.
    • Emphasis on motherhood and the family served state goals of procreation and stability.
 
 
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