production

[ pruh-duhk-shuhn ]

/ prəˈdʌk ʃən /

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noun

the act of producing; creation; manufacture.

something that is produced; a product.

Economics. the creation of value; the producing of articles having exchange value.

the total amount produced: Production is up this month.

a work of literature or art.

the act of presenting for display; presentation; exhibition: the production of evidence in support of the case.

Informal. an unnecessarily or exaggeratedly complicated situation or activity: That child makes a production out of going to bed.

the organization and presentation of a dramatic entertainment.

the entertainment itself: an expensive production.

adjective

regularly manufactured; not custom-made, specially produced, or experimental: a production model.

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Origin of production

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prōductiōn- (stem of prōductiō) a lengthening. See product, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR production

6. introduction, appearance, display, materialization.

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Related formspro·duc·tion·al, adjectivenon·pro·duc·tion, noun, adjectivesu·per·pro·duc·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for production

production

/ (prəˈdʌkʃən) /

noun

the act of producing

anything that is produced; product

the amount produced or the rate at which it is produced

economics the creation or manufacture for sale of goods and services with exchange value

any work created as a result of literary or artistic effort

the organization and presentation of a film, play, opera, etc

British the artistic direction of a play

the supervision of the arrangement, recording, and mixing of a record
the overall sound quality or character of a recordingthe material is very strong but the production is poor

(modifier) manufactured by a mass-production processa production model of a car

make a production out of or make a production of informal to make an unnecessary fuss about

Derived Formsproductional, adjective

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Word Origin and History for production

production

c.1400, "a coming into being," from Old French production "production, exhibition" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin productionem (nominative productio), from past participle stem of Latin producere "bring forth" (see produce (v.)). Meaning "that which is produced" is mid-15c. Colloquial sense of "fuss, commotion" is from 1941, transferred from meaning "theatrical performance" (1894).

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