"progenitive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more progenitive [comparative], most progenitive [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin prōgenitus (past participle of prōgignō) + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|la:prōgenitus<pos:past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">prōgignō</i>>|ive}} Latin prōgenitus (past participle of prōgignō) + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} progenitive (comparative more progenitive, superlative most progenitive)
  1. Being able to produce offspring; reproductive. Synonyms: procreative Derived forms: philoprogenitive, polyphiloprogenitive Related terms: progenitor, progeny
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