🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

複製する

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fukusei suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reproduce/ˌriː.prəˈduːs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"古代の文書を正確に複製することは難しい。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To produce an exact copy of something, such as a sound, image, or document.

    "The machine can reproduce high-resolution color photographs in seconds."
  2. 2

    To produce offspring or multiply in number through biological processes.

    "Many species of bacteria reproduce rapidly under favorable environmental conditions."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late Middle English term 'reproducen', combining the Latin prefix 're-' (again) and 'producere' (to bring forth, produce). Historically evolving from biological and manufacturing contexts to include the duplication of sounds, images, and texts.

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