progeny

CEFRB2

/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒəni/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person's children or the young of an animal.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A result of a creative effort.

Examples

  • We're laying the groundwork of a better future for ourselves and our progeny.

  • I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Descent, lineage, ancestry.

  2. Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

More examples

In context

  • His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date.

  • One worm on a single plate can give rise to thousands of progeny after just a week or so.

  • Beſides, all French and France exclaimes on thee, / Doubting thy Birth and lawfull Progenie. / Who ioyn’ſt thou with, but with a Lordly Nation, / That will not truſt thee, but for profits ſake ?

Synonyms

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The successful scientist was proud of her many blank who became researchers.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignō (“beget”).