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1. progeny
noun. ['ˈprɑːdʒəni'] the immediate descendants of a person.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- progenie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- progenies (Latin)
Rhymes with Progeny
- phylogeny
- ontogeny
- homogeny
How do you pronounce progeny?
Pronounce progeny as ˈprɑʤəni.
US - How to pronounce progeny in American English
UK - How to pronounce progeny in British English
Sentences with progeny
1. Noun, singular or mass
Everyone loves to show off pictures and information about their progeny.
2. Noun, plural
Annuals tend to flower all season long because they only have one year to ensure their progeny take hold.
Quotes about progeny
1. For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.
- John Milton, Areopagitica
2. Escalators are the offspring of elevators and stairs. Love is the progeny of passion and admiration.
- Jarod Kintz, Love quotes for the ages. Specifically ages 18-81.
