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production

Pronunciation: /prəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n/
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Definition of production

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured:banning the production of chemical weapons the car is no longer in production
  • the harvesting or refinement of something natural:non-intensive methods of food production
  • the total amount of something that is produced:steel production had peaked in 1974
  • the creation of something as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process:excess production of collagen by the liver
  • [as modifier] denoting a car or other vehicle which has been manufactured in large numbers, as opposed to a prototype or other special version:a production model
  • 2the provision of something for consideration, inspection, or use:members are entitled to a discount on production of their membership card
  • 3the process of or management involved in making a film, play, or record:the film was still in production
  • [count noun] a film, record, play, etc., viewed in terms of its making or staging:an exciting new production of La Traviata
  • [in singular] the overall sound of a musical recording, as determined by the way in which it is produced:the record’s production is gloriously relaxed

Phrases

make a production of

informal do (something) in an unnecessarily complicated way: I don’t know why she made such a production of it

Derivatives

productional

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere 'bring forth' (see produce)

production in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of production in the US English dictionary
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