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6 dictionary results for: production
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pro·duc·tion       [pruh-duhk-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–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-)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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production

noun
1. the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" 
2. a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" 
3. an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" [syn: product] 
4. (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents" 
5. the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" [syn: output] 
6. a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing" 
7. (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" 
8. the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Production

Pro*duc"tion\, n. [L. productio a lengthening, prolonging: cf. F. production. See Produce. ]

1. The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness.

2. That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor; as, the productions of the earth; the productions of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius.

3. The act of lengthening out or prolonging.

Syn: Product; produce; fruit; work; performance; composition.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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On-line Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

production

production: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

On-line Medical Dictionary, © 1997-98 Academic Medical Publishing & CancerWEB
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