Definitions for progenyˈprɒdʒ ə ni
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
prog•e•nyˈprɒdʒ ə ni(n.)(pl.)-ny; -nies.
offspring collectively; children. (broadly) descendants.
Category: Genetics
something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue.
Origin of progeny:
1250–1300; ME progenie < MF < L prōgeniēs offspring =prō-pro -1+gen-, base of gignere to beget (akin to kin ) +-iēs fem. n. suffix
Princeton's WordNet
offspring, progeny, issue(noun)
the immediate descendants of a person
"she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
Wiktionary
progeny(Noun)
offspring or descendants.
I treasure this 5 generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny.
progeny(Noun)
result of a creative effort
His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date.
Origin: From progenie, from progenies.
Webster Dictionary
Progeny(noun)
descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals; children; offspring; race, lineage
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