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| breed·ing [ brding ] |
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1. upbringing: somebody's upbringing, education, and training in manners and other social skills, especially an upbringing that produces polished manners and self-assurance
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2. ancestry: somebody's family or ancestry
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3. reproduction: the mating and producing of young
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 prime breeding stock
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4. genetics development of improved specimens: the development of new types of plants or animals with improved characteristics
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5. energy reactor's fuel production exceeding consumption: production of fissionable material in a breeder reactor in quantities in excess of the fuel it consumes
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