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reproduction

reproduction

22 3.9
The act of making a copy of something like a photo or document
  • noun
  • /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən/
translation icon : reproducción
  • This book includes several stunning color reproductions of classic paintings from the Renaissance.
  • document reproduction
  • art reproduction
  • reproductions of paintings

If they're good, that means their audio reproduction quality is good, which means that game audio will be good.

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Examples

  • Making high-quality photographic reproductions available at reasonable prices for publications is also necessary.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The chart used in this study is a reproduction of one used in 1887.

    Academic text (1992)
  • That is a fantastic reproduction.

  • The color reproduction is horrible.

  • The copyright law gives the copyright owner the right to control the reproduction of their work in copies.

  • Now I think we are at a stage where reproduction of art is undergoing a similar paradigmatic radical change.

  • New printing technologies allowed for more affordable yet extremely sophisticated full-color reproductions of art in picture books.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Drawn from George Barnard's photographs of the depot, the reproduction bore a striking resemblance to its subject.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The place is bland and functional throughout, the walls decorated with sun-faded reproductions of great paintings.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • My iTunes copyright agreement allows up to seven legal reproductions per purchase, and my lending procedures follow educational-use guidelines.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

print
vsreproduction
106 1.3

A photo printed on paper from a negative or digital file

is the wider process of making copies, not limited to photographic prints
replica
vsreproduction
82 3.6

A close copy of something real, often a famous object or work of art

is the general copying act not focused on craftsmanship or authorship
copying
vsreproduction
20 1.0

Making another thing that is the same as the first, for example a photo or someone else's answers

focuses on art, printing, and technology rather than wider processes
duplication
vsreproduction
17 3.5

The act of making an exact copy or the thing that is copied

is broader, meaning making copies without stressing identical detail
replication
vsreproduction
6 4.0

A copy of something made to look exactly like the original

is the general act of making copies rather than perfect sameness
lithograph
vsreproduction
  • Specialized
6 6.7

A print made by drawing on a flat stone or metal and pressing it onto paper

is the overall act of making copies, not that printing technique
facsimile
vsreproduction
5 7.1

An exact copy of a document or work of art

is the broader act of copying not limited to high fidelity
reprint
vsreproduction
5 3.9

A single article printed on its own after it first appeared in a journal

is the wider act of making copies across different media
pressing
vsreproduction
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A copy of a record or CD made by shaping the disc in a factory

is the general act of making copies rather than this production method
replicant
vsreproduction
1 9.1

An exact copy of an object or person

covers making copies generally, not implying sameness of identity
reprinting
vsreproduction
1 3.2

A book or other work made again in the same form and sold

is the general making of copies, not only republishing for sale
repro
vsreproduction
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A copy of an original artwork or document for display

is the formal or neutral notion of making copies in those fields
autotype
vsreproduction
  • Archaic
9.6

An exact copy of a picture, document, or printed item

is the wider process of making copies beyond those techniques
copyism
vsreproduction
  • Specialized
8.0

Making exact duplicates of a product or design so they are all the same

is the general act of copying, not the industrial practice itself
polygraphy
vsreproduction
  • Archaic
8.8

Making many copies of writing or pictures, usually by printing

is broader, covering copying beyond the specific printing craft
xerox copy
vsreproduction
  • US
2.8

A copy of a document made with a photocopier

is the broader act of copying not tied to a single machine

Antonyms

194 3.5

The first version of something from which copies are made

Compounds

sexual reproduction
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A way plants and animals make seeds or babies when male and female cells join

asexual reproduction
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A way of making new living things from one parent without sex that makes identical copies

sound reproduction
  • Specialized
1 4.6

To play recorded sound so it sounds like the original

reproduction cost
  • Specialized
6.9

Money needed to make an exact copy of a building or item after reducing for loss in value

How Faithful

facsimile
5 7.1
reproduction
22 3.9

Surface Forms

reproduction singular
reproductions plural

Morphology

reproduction = reproduce (transparent) = reproduce + ion

Formed by adding the productive nominalizing suffix '-ion' to 'reproduce', yielding the act or process of making copies.

Etymology

Reproduction comes from re- 'again' and produce 'to make', the same root as product. So it means 'make again', which is why we use it for making a copy of a picture, document, or file.