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- Dictionaryprogeny/ˈprɒdʒɪni/
noun
- 1. a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring: "shorthorn cattle are highly effective in bestowing their characteristics on their progeny" Similar
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PROGENY definition: 1. the young or offspring of a person, animal, or plant: 2. the young or offspring of a person…. Learn more.
1. a. : descendants, children. b. : offspring of animals or plants. 2. : outcome, product. 3. : a body of followers, disciples, or successors. Did you know? The Lineage of Progeny. Progeny is the progeny of the Latin verb prōgignere, meaning "to beget."
PROGENY meaning: 1. the young or offspring of a person, animal, or plant: 2. the young or offspring of a person…. Learn more.
Progeny definition: a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.. See examples of PROGENY used in a sentence.
Progeny means "offspring" or "children." You and your brothers are the progeny of your parents, and your cat's new litter of kittens is her progeny. Synonyms for progeny include descendants, product, and offspring, so you're also your grandparents' and great-grandparents' progeny.
1. a. The organism or organisms resulting from sexual or asexual reproduction. b. A child or children of a parent or parents: claimed to be the progeny of the king. c. A person's descendants considered as a group. 2. A result or product: lies that were the progeny of fear.
Definition of progeny noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. plural noun [usually with poss] You can refer to a person's children or to an animal's young as their progeny. [formal] Davis was never loquacious on the subject of his progeny. 2. plural noun [usually with poss] The progeny of a particular thing are the things that develop from it. ...clays and grits, the mucky progeny of erosion.
Children, descendants, or offspring collectively; issue. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person's descendants considered as a group. American Heritage Medicine. A result or product. Lies that were the progeny of fear. American Heritage. (uncountable) Offspring or descendants.
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