ə noun, plural prog·e·ny or, for plants or animals prog·e·nies.
1.
a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.
2.
such descendants or offspring collectively.
3.
something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue.
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| —n , pl -nies | |
| 1. | the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc |
| 2. | a result or outcome |
| [C13: from Latin prōgeniēs lineage; see | |
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progeny
c.1300, from O.Fr. progenie (13c.), from L. progenies "descendants, offspring," from progignere "beget," from pro- "forth" + gignere "to produce, beget."
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progeny prog·e·ny (prŏj'ə-nē)
n. pl. progeny or prog·e·nies
One born of, begotten by, or derived from another; an offspring or a descendant.
Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
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