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   breeding

   /ˈbriːdɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the mating and production of offspring by animals: "the flooding of the rivers is a trigger for breeding to start" Similar reproductionreproducingprocreationmultiplyingpropagationmatingrearingraisingnurturing
   • 2. the good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity: "that's the kind of modesty you get from good breeding" Similar upbringingrearingbirthparentagefamilypedigreebloodstocklineage(good) mannersgentilityrefinementcultivationculturepolishcivilityurbanitypolitenesscourtesygraciousnessinformal:classhumorous:couthOpposite bad mannersvulgarity

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBREEDING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Breeding is the keeping of animals or plants to produce young ones, or the process of sexual reproduction. It can also mean polite and socially correct behaviour learned in childhood.

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     BREEDING meaning: 1. the keeping of animals or plants in...

   • Breeding: German Translation

     breeding translate: das Benehmen. Learn more in the...

   • Breeding: Polish Translation

     BREEDING translate: rozmnażanie, hodowla, wychowanie. Learn...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › breedingBreeding Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word breeding, from the action of bearing or generating to the sexual propagation of plants or animals. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of breeding.

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBREEDING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the different meanings and uses of the word breeding, from the process of reproduction to the result of good upbringing. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin of breeding.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › BreedingBreeding - definition of breeding by The Free Dictionary

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   1. One's line of descent; ancestry: a person of noble breeding. 2. Upbringing or education, especially in proper social behavior. 3. The production of offspring or young: measures to control the breeding of mosquitoes. 4. The propagation of animals or plants: a farm devoted to the breeding of horses.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BreedingBreeding - Wikipedia

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   Science. Breeding refers to nuclear transmutations that produce fuel for further reactions, in a breeder reactor to become fissile material or in a fusion reactor to produce tritium, see Tritium § Lithium. Biology. Breeding (sex act) Breeding back, a breeding effort to re-assemble extinct breed genes.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of breeding – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Breeding is the process or activity of producing young animals or plants. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with examples and translations.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › breedingBreeding - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. see more. adjective. producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring. “the breeding population” “retained a few bulls for breeding purposes” synonyms: fruitful. productive or conducive to producing in abundance. noun.