{
    "term": "reproduction",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act or process of producing babies, young animals or plants",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "sexual reproduction"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are studying reproduction in shellfish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "successful reproduction in birds"
                },
                {
                    "text": "advanced techniques for assisted reproduction"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Biology"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["animal", "human", "plant"],
                "reproduction + verb": ["occur", "take place"],
                "phrases": ["a method of reproduction"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act or process of producing copies of a document, book, picture, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Use a black pen on white paper to ensure good reproduction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the mass reproduction of images"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the age of mechanical reproduction"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["accurate", "faithful", "good-quality"],
                "verb + reproduction": ["give", "provide", "ensure"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the quality of recorded sound",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Digital recording gives excellent sound reproduction."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["accurate", "faithful", "good-quality"],
                "verb + reproduction": ["give", "provide", "ensure"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a thing that has been reproduced, especially a copy of a work of art",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They have a catalogue with colour reproductions of the paintings for sale."
                },
                {
                    "text": "reproduction furniture *(= furniture made as a copy of an earlier style)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exact reproduction of an ancient building"
                },
                {
                    "text": "reproductions of well-known old-master paintings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "digital reproductions of masterworks"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a reproduction from an old book"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The quality of a photographic reproduction decreases with time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a publisher of fine-art reproductions"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["exact", "excellent", "faithful"],
                "reproduction + noun": ["antique", "furniture"],
                "preposition": ["reproduction from", "reproduction of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃn/",
                "audio": "re/reproduction/reproduction__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃn/",
                "audio": "re/reproduction/reproduction__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}