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fer⋅til⋅i⋅ty

[fer-til-i-tee]
–noun
1. the state or quality of being fertile.
2. Biology. the ability to produce offspring; power of reproduction: the amazing fertility of rabbits.
3. the birthrate of a population.
4. (of soil) the capacity to supply nutrients in proper amounts for plant growth when other factors are favorable.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME fertilite (< MF) < L fertilitās. See fertile, -ity
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fer·til·i·ty   (fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē)   
n.  
  1. The condition, quality, or degree of being fertile.

  2. The birthrate of a population.

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Main Entry: fer·til·i·ty
Pronunciation: (")f&r-'til-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the quality or state of being fertile
2 : the birthrate of a population —compare MORTALITY2b
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fertility fer·til·i·ty (fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
The state of being fertile, especially the ability to produce young.

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