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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

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • R

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