English
Etymology
1640-1650: from French prolifique, from Latin proles 'offspring' + facere 'to make'.
Pronunciation
IPA|�pɻ��lɪf.ɪk, �pɻo��lɪf.ɪk
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪfɪk|-ɪfɪk
Synonyms
fertile
Adjective
en-adj
#Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance�applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
#Similarly producing results or works in abundance
#* A prolific author
Translations
trans-top|Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance
Croatian: plodan, rodan, obilan
trans-mid
Finnish: hedelmällinen, satoisa (of plants)
trans-bottom
trans-top|Similarly producing results or works in abundance
Croatian: plodan
trans-mid
Finnish: tuottelias
trans-bottom
Derived terms
prolificacy
prolificity
prolificness
prolifically
References
R:Webster 1913
fa:prolific
io:prolific
pl:prolific
ru:prolific
te:prolific
vi:prolific
zh:prolific
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