progeny
Offspring or descendants considered as a groupOffspring or descendants considered as a group.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny.
Nachkommen, Nachfahren, Nachkommenschaft
пото́мствоpotómstvo, пото́мокpotómok
the immediate descendants of a person
(countable, figuratively)A result of a creative effort.
His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date.
Werk, Schaffen
детищеdetišče, плодplod
(obsolete, uncountable)Descent, lineage, ancestry.
Examples
1 sentencesWe're laying the groundwork of a better future for ourselves and our progeny.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignFrom Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignō (“beget”).
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Forms
plural: progeniesSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable