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production |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Production \Pro*duc"tion\, n. [L. productio a lengthening, prolonging: cf F. production. See {Produce}. ] 1. The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as the production of commodities, of a witness. 2. That which is produced, yielded, or made whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor; as the productions of the earth; the productions of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius. 3. The act of lengthening out or prolonging. Syn: Product; produce; fruit; work performance; composition. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: production n 1: (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" 2: the act or process of producing something "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" 3: a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" 4: the amount of an artifact that has been produced by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" [syn: {product}] 5: (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
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