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breeding
Anoun
reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life
 the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
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breeding
 the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
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breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
 raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
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breeding, genteelness, gentility
 elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
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education, training, breeding
 the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
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Badjective
breeding
 producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"

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