prolific

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Synonyms 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

1640-1650: from French prolifique, from Latin proles 'offspring' + facere 'to make'.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ˌpɻəˈlɪf.ɪk, ˌpɻoʊˈlɪf.ɪk

Rhymes: -ɪfɪk

[edit] Synonyms

• fertile

[edit] Adjective

prolific (comparative more prolific, superlative most prolific)

1. Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance—applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
2. Similarly producing results or works in abundance
   • A prolific author

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:productive

[edit] Derived terms

• prolificacy
• prolifically
• prolificity
• prolificness

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[edit] References

• prolific in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913