| Pronunciation: | 'prâjinee | ||
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| Matching Terms: | progenerate, progeneration, progenitor, progenitorship, progenitress, progeniture | ||
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| Definition: | [n] the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" | ||
| Synonyms: | issue, offspring | ||
| See Also: | baby, bastard, by-blow, child, eldest, firstborn, grandchild, heir, illegitimate, illegitimate child, kid, love child, relation, relative, successor, whoreson | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \Prog"e*ny\, n. [OE. progenie, F. prog['e]nie, fr. L.
progenies, fr. progignere. See {Progenitor}.]
Descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals;
children; offspring; race, lineage. `` Issued from the
progeny of kings.'' --Shak.
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| Computing Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | 1961. Report generator for UNIVAX SS90. | ||
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