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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 definition: a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.. See examples of PROGENY used in a sentence.
PROGENY meaning: 1. the young or offspring of a person, animal, or plant: 2. the young or offspring of a person…. Learn 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.
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. a : a person who comes from a particular parent or family : the child or descendant of someone. Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants. b : the young of an animal or plant. The small plants are the progeny of an oak tree. 2. : something that is the product of something else.
A complete guide to the word "PROGENY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
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.
