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Meaning of breeding

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  breeding
      adj 1: producing offspring or set aside especially for producing
             offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few
             bulls for breeding purposes"
      n 1: elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
           [syn: {breeding}, {genteelness}, {gentility}]
      2: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of
         correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and
         refinement" [syn: {education}, {training}, {breeding}]
      3: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the
         community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more
         important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fostering},
         {fosterage}, {nurture}, {raising}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]
      4: the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or
         hybridization
      5: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring [syn:
         {reproduction}, {procreation}, {breeding}, {facts of life}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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