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   breeding

   /ˈbriːdɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the mating and production of offspring by animals: "the flooding of the rivers is a trigger for breeding to start" Similar reproductionreproducingprocreationmultiplyingpropagationmatingrearingraisingnurturing
   • 2. the good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity: "that's the kind of modesty you get from good breeding" Similar upbringingrearingbirthparentagefamilypedigreebloodstocklineage(good) mannersgentilityrefinementcultivationculturepolishcivilityurbanitypolitenesscourtesygraciousnessinformal:classhumorous:couthOpposite bad mannersvulgarity

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   • Get a quick, free translation! BREEDING definition: 1. the keeping of animals or plants in order to breed from them: 2. the process in which animals…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between breeding and horticulture?

   • the producing of offspring. the improvement or development of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization. Horticulture. the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridizing. He is a man of good breeding. You can tell when a person has breeding.

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   How can you tell if a person has breeding?

   • You can tell when a person has breeding. Energy. the production in a nuclear reactor of more fissile material than is consumed. Because genetics influences aroma and flavor, Matthews is exploring whether it’s possible to better control aroma glycoside concentrations through breeding.

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   What is a man of good breeding?

   • the improvement or development of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization. Horticulture. the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridizing. He is a man of good breeding. You can tell when a person has breeding. Energy. the production in a nuclear reactor of more fissile material than is consumed.

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   Breeding is the keeping of animals or plants to produce young ones, or the process of sexual reproduction. It can also mean polite and socially correct behaviour learned in childhood.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word breeding, from the action of bearing or generating to the sexual propagation of plants or animals. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of breeding.

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   Breeding is the process or activity of producing young animals or plants. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with examples and translations.

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    Britannica Dictionary definition of BREEDING. [noncount] 1. : the process by which young animals, birds, etc., are produced by their parents — often used before another noun. the breeding season. 2. : the activity of keeping and caring for animals or plants in order to produce more animals or plants of a particular kind.