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  1. noun The act or process of producing: timber used for the production of lumber and paper.
  2. noun The fact or process of being produced: a movie going into production.
  3. noun The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.
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  • Raising funds for the production was a Herculean task.
  • One of the challenges the cast has faced in preparing for the production has been the mastering of English accents, with the play taking place in 1895 Britain. —  Iowa City Press-Citizen - Local News
  • Adding to the melee, the production was an excerpt from a new musical "Frog and Toad," something no one had heard of before. —  The Walton Tribune: News
  • This production will be the first time that characters from this block of programs will be together on the same stage.
  • Another remarkable element of the production is the vocals of Frightdoll. —  Side-Line news feed
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development ·  product ·  supply ·  industry ·  process ·  manufacture ·  quality ·  price ·  distribution ·  resource

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  1. from French production = Spanish produccion = Portuguese producção = Italian produzione, from Latin productio(n-), a prolonging, lengthening, from producere, past participle productus, lead forth, prolong, produce: see produce, product.
 

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