Meanings
nounreproductionism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe idea that social institutions such as school and the workplace act to reproduce existing social inequalities in subsequent generations.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprō-
- Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
- Proto-Italic*doukō
- Latindūcō
- Latinprōdūcō
- Latinprōductiō
- Old Frenchproduction
- Middle Englishproduccioun
- Englishproduction
- Englishreproduction
- Englishreproductionism
From reproduction + -ism.
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reproductionism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproductionism
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“reproductionism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproductionism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reproductionism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproductionism.
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