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- [proj-uh-nee]
- /ˈprɒdʒ ə ni/
- /ˈprɒdʒ.ə.ni/
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- [proj-uh-nee]
- /ˈprɒdʒ ə ni/
Definitions of progeny word
- noun plural progeny a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal. 1
- noun plural progeny such descendants or offspring collectively. 1
- noun plural progeny something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue. 1
- noun progeny children 1
- noun progeny descendants 1
- noun Definition of progeny in Technology 1961. Report generator for UNIVAX SS90. 1
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Origin of progeny
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English progenie < Middle French < Latin prōgeniēs offspring, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + gen-, base of gignere to beget (akin to kin) + -iēs feminine noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Progeny
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
progeny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
progeny usage trend in Literature
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noun progeny
- begats — (nonstandard) plural of begat.
- breed — A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
- child — A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
- descendant — Someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them.
- dickens — Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
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