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breeding definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb breed 2 of 4 senses of breed Sense 3 breed => mongrelize => mate => crossbreed, cross, hybridize, interbreed Sense 4 breed, multiply => pullulate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb breed 2 of 4 senses of breed Sense 3 breed => mongrelize => mate => backcross => crossbreed, cross, hybridize, interbreed Sense 4 breed, multiply => pullulate Entailment of verb breed Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb breed 4 senses of breed Sense 1 engender, breed, spawn => cause do make Sense 2 breed, cover => copulate, mate, pair, couple Sense 3 breed => produce, make create Sense 4 breed, multiply => reproduce, procreate, multiply Familiarity of verb breed breed used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb breed Sense 1 engender, breed, spawn => cause do make -------------- Sense 2 breed, cover => copulate, mate, pair, couple -------------- Sense 3 breed => produce, make create -------------- Sense 4 breed, multiply => reproduce, procreate, multiply -------------- Grep of noun breeding breeding breeding ground cattle breeding crossbreeding dog breeding horse breeding ill-breeding inbreeding interbreeding Overview of noun breeding The noun breeding has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) refinement, breeding, genteelness, gentility -- (elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression) 2. education, training, breeding -- (the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement") 3. breeding, bringing up fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing -- (raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important") 4. breeding -- (the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization) 5. reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life -- (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) Overview of verb breed The verb breed has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) engender, breed, spawn -- (call forth) 2. (1) breed, cover -- (copulate with a female, used esp. of horses; "The horse covers the mare") 3. breed -- (of plants or animals; "She breeds dogs") 4. breed, multiply -- (have young; used of animals; derogatory when used for people) Overview of adj breeding The adj breeding has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) breeding -- (producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes") Antonyms of adj breeding 1 sense of breeding Sense 1 breeding INDIRECT (VIA fruitful) -> unfruitful Similarity of adj breeding 1 sense of breeding Sense 1 breeding => fruitful (vs. unfruitful) Attributes of adj breeding Familiarity of adj breeding breeding used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj breeding breeding Overview of noun breeding The noun breeding has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) refinement, breeding, genteelness, gentility -- (elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression) 2. education, training, breeding -- (the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement") 3. breeding, bringing up fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing -- (raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important") 4. breeding -- (the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization) 5. reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life -- (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) Overview of verb breed The verb breed has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) engender, breed, spawn -- (call forth) 2. (1) breed, cover -- (copulate with a female, used esp. of horses; "The horse covers the mare") 3. breed -- (of plants or animals; "She breeds dogs") 4. breed, multiply -- (have young; used of animals; derogatory when used for people) Overview of adj breeding The adj breeding has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) breeding -- (producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes")
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