nonreproduction

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noun

Absence of biological reproduction.

OriginEnglish reproduction ← Middle English produccioun ← Old French production →
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Meanings

nounnonreproduction (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of biological reproduction.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Italic*wre-
  15. Latinre-
  16. Old Frenchre-
  17. Middle Englishre-
  18. Englishre-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  20. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  21. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  22. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  23. Proto-Italic*pro-
  24. Latinprō-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  27. Proto-Italic*doukō
  28. Latindūcō
  29. Latinprōdūcō
  30. Latinprōductiō
  31. Old Frenchproduction
  32. Middle Englishproduccioun
  33. Englishproduction
  34. Englishreproduction
  35. Englishnonreproduction

From non- + reproduction.

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APA

nonreproduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreproduction

MLA

“nonreproduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreproduction. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonreproduction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreproduction.

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