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Offspring

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Noun

1. issue, offspring, progeny

the immediate descendants of a person

Example Sentences:
'she was the mother of many offspring'
'he died without issue'

2. materialisation, materialization, offspring

something that comes into existence as a result

Example Sentences:
'industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring'
'this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts'

3. offspring, young

any immature animal

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Offspring

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noun
1. 
the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny
2. 
a product, outcome, or result

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Offspring

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nounWord forms: plural ˈoffˌspring or ˈoffˌsprings
1. 
a child or animal as related to its parent
2. 
a descendant or descendants collectively; progeny
3. 
a product, outcome, or result

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Offspring

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n. pl. offspring
1. The organism or organisms resulting from sexual or asexual reproduction.
2. A child or children of a parent or parents: the offspring of Zeus and Leto.
3. The result or product of something: "the glaciers, the offspring of the gentle snow" (John Muir).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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