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Definition of production - 3 dictionary results

pro⋅duc⋅tion

  [pruh-duhk-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
2. something that is produced; a product.
3. Economics. the creation of value; the producing of articles having exchange value.
4. the total amount produced: Production is up this month.
5. a work of literature or art.
6. the act of presenting for display; presentation; exhibition: the production of evidence in support of the case.
7. Informal. an unnecessarily or exaggeratedly complicated situation or activity: That child makes a production out of going to bed.
8. the organization and presentation of a dramatic entertainment.
9. the entertainment itself: an expensive production.
–adjective
10. regularly manufactured; not custom-made, specially produced, or experimental: a production model.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L prōductiōn- (s. of prōductiō) a lengthening. See product, -ion

Related forms:
pro⋅duc⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
6. introduction, appearance, display, materialization.
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pro·duc·tion   (prə-dŭk'shən, prō-)   
n.  

    1. The act or process of producing: timber used for the production of lumber and paper.

    2. The fact or process of being produced: a movie going into production.

    3. A work of art or literature.

    4. A work produced for the stage, screen, television, or radio.

    5. A staging or presentation of a theatrical work: a new Broadway production of a musical.

  2. The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.

  3. The total output, as of a commodity: increased production at the plant.

  4. Something produced; a product: "Of all the productions of land, milk is perhaps the most perishable" (Adam Smith).

    1. A work of art or literature.

    2. A work produced for the stage, screen, television, or radio.

    3. A staging or presentation of a theatrical work: a new Broadway production of a musical.

  6. A situation or display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated: made a production out of the birthday party.

pro·duc'tion·al adj.
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Word Origin & History

production 
c.1430, "that which is produced," from O.Fr. production (13c.), from M.L. productionem (nom. productio), from L. productus, pp. of producere "bring forth" (see produce). Colloquial sense of "fuss, commotion" is from 1941, on notion of "theatrical performance" (1894).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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