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progeny
/ˈpɹɑd͡ʒəni/
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What does progeny mean?
noun
- Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
- (figuratively) A result of a creative effort.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (obsolete) Descent, lineage, ancestry.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpɹɑd͡ʒəni/
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The most vigorous individuals, or those which have most successfully struggled with their conditions of life, will generally leave most progeny.
Whereupon we both lamented our negligence in not rearing up a numerous progeny to help us in this day of need.
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It was now clear that the progeny of single ears was, as a rule, pure, whereas that of mixed ears was impure.
Like rockets from a tube, the boar and his progeny come crashing through the brake, and separate before you on the plain.
Margaret, the mother of criminals, six generations ago, founded a prolific line, and her progeny, mostly in jail, now numbers some twelve hundred.