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product I. prod·uct \ˈprä(ˌ)dəkt sometimes -_dikt or -_dēkt\ noun (-s) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin productum, from Latin, something produced, from neuter of productus, past participle of producere to produce; in other senses, from Latin productum something produced — more at produce 1. : the number or magnitude resulting from the multiplication together of two or more numbers or magnitudes : the result of any kind of multiplication 2. a. : something produced by physical labor or intellectual effort : the result of work or thought < use for hammocks and other products — P.E.James > < even the simplest poem is the product of much … work — Gilbert Highet > b. : a result of the operation of involuntary causes or an ensuing set of conditions : consequence, manifestation < a product of liberal arts education — B.W.Hayward > < he was a product of his time — Allan Nevins > c. : something produced naturally or as the result of a natural process (as by generation or growth) < major products from forest lands … are mahogany and chicle — Americana Annual > 3. : the amount, total, or quantity produced : the output of an industry or firm < our national product … has quickly risen to an enormous volume — George Soule > 4. : a substance produced from one or more other substances as a result of chemical change 5. : conjunction 7 — usually used in the algebra of classes II. pro·duct \prəˈdəkt\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin productus, past participle of producere 1. : produce 2. : to lengthen out III. product noun (-s) Etymology: by folk etymology from pratique obsolete : pratique |