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pro⋅duc⋅tion

[pruh-duhk-shuhn]
–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


pro⋅duc⋅tion⋅al, adjective


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.

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

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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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