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   Pro·duc·tion

   /prəˈdəkSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured: "the production of chemical weapons" Similar manufacturemanufacturingmakingproducingconstructionbuildingfabricationassemblycreationmass production
   • ▪ the harvesting or refinement of something natural: "nonintensive methods of food production"
   • ▪ the total amount of something that is manufactured, harvested, or refined: "steel production had peaked in 1974" Similar outputyieldfruitsproductivity
   • ▪ the creation or formation of something as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process: "excess production of collagen by the liver"
   • ▪ denoting a car or other vehicle that has been manufactured in large numbers: "a production model"
   • 2. the process of or financial and administrative management involved in making a movie, play, or record: "the movie was still in production"
   • ▪ a movie, play, or record, especially when viewed in terms of its making or staging: "this production updates the play and sets it in the sixties" Similar performancestagingmountingplaydramafilmconcertmusicalshowperformancepresentationpiece
   • ▪ the overall sound of a musical recording; the way a record is produced: "the record's production is gloriously relaxed"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere ‘bring forth’ (see produce).

   Derivatives

   • 1. productional adjective

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