different between creation vs reproduction

English

Etymology

From Middle English creacion, creacioun, creation, from Old French creacion (French création), from Latin cre?ti?, creationis; equivalent to create +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?i??e???n/
• IPA^(key): [k?i???e???n]
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

creation (countable and uncountable, plural creations)

1. (countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.

2. (uncountable) The act of creating something.

3. (uncountable) All which exists.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• actioner, actorine, anoretic, anticore, reaction, reäction

Interlingua

Noun

creation (plural creationes)

1. creation

Middle English

Noun

creation

1. Alternative form of creacion

English

Etymology

re- +? production

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?p???d?k??n/
• Hyphenation: re?pro?duc?tion

Noun

reproduction (countable and uncountable, plural reproductions)

1. The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
2. The act of making copies.

3. A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.

4. (computing) A method for reproducing a bug or problem.

Synonyms

• (sense 1): procreation
• (senses 2, 3, 4): repro

Derived terms

• sexual reproduction
• asexual reproduction

Related terms

• reproduce

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.p??.dyk.sj??/

Noun

reproduction f (plural reproductions)

1. reproduction

Related terms

• production
• reproductible
• reproductif
• reproduire

Further reading

• “reproduction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).