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   production

   /prəˈdʌkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured: "banning the production of chemical weapons" Similar manufacturemanufacturingmakingproducingconstructionbuildingfabricationassemblycreationmass production
   • ▪ the harvesting or refinement of something natural: "non-intensive methods of food production"
   • ▪ the total amount of something that is produced: "steel production had peaked in 1974" Similar outputyieldfruitsproductivity
   • ▪ the creation of something as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process: "excess production of collagen by the liver"
   • ▪ denoting a car or other vehicle which has been manufactured in large numbers, as opposed to a prototype or other special version: "a production model"
   • 2. the provision of something for consideration, inspection, or use: "members are entitled to a discount on production of their membership card" Similar presentationofferingprofferingshowingdisplayexhibition
   • 3. the process of or management involved in making a film, play, or record: "the film was still in production"
   • ▪ a film, record, play, etc., viewed in terms of its making or staging: "an exciting new production of" Similar performancestagingmountingplaydramafilmconcertmusicalshowperformancepresentationpiece
   • ▪ the overall sound of a musical recording, as determined by the way in which it is produced: "the record's production is gloriously relaxed"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere ‘bring forth’ (see produce).

   Derivatives

   • 1. productional adjective

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