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breeding

[ bree-ding ]

noun

  1. the producing of offspring.
  2. the improvement or development of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization.
  3. Horticulture. the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridizing.
  4. training; nurture:

    He is a man of good breeding.

  5. the result of upbringing or training as shown in behavior and manners; manners, especially good manners:

    You can tell when a person has breeding.

  6. Energy. the production in a nuclear reactor of more fissile material than is consumed.


breeding

/ ˈ²ú°ù¾±Ë»åɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process of bearing offspring; reproduction
  2. the process of producing plants or animals by sexual reproduction
  3. the result of good training, esp the knowledge of correct social behaviour; refinement

    a man of breeding

  4. a person's line of descent

    his breeding was suspect

  5. physics a process occurring in a nuclear reactor as a result of which more fissionable material is produced than is used up
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of breeding1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; breed, -ing 1
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Vector control officials are warning that swimming pools in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades could turn into breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes.

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“Swimming pools in the Palisades fire area are definitely a concern with regards to mosquito breeding,†Executive Director Aaron Arugay said in an email.

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That responsibility is not necessarily just on the owner but those who are "breeding and supplying" the dogs, according to Mr Winfield.

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A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are raised for breeding.

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Since it was bought by Elon Musk, the X platform has become a breeding ground for conservative ideation.

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