How to Pronounce "reproduction"
word
/ˌɹipɹəˈdəkʃən/
ree-pruh-DUHK-shun
/ɹɪpɹədˈʌkʃən/
ri-pruh-DUK-shun
Definition
The act or process of producing new life or making copies of something; can refer to living things having offspring or to making replicas of objects or works.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˌɹipɹəˈdəkʃən/
British English
/ɹɪpɹədˈʌkʃən/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ree-pruh-DUHK-shun
UK
ri-pruh-DUK-shun
Listen in Context
Plants use reproduction to grow new generations.
The museum has a reproduction of the famous statue.
Reproduction is important for the survival of animals.
Some lizards can perform asexual reproduction without a mate.