noun
                                                elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
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                                                noun
                                                the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
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                                                                                                        - a woman of breeding and refinement
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
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                                                                                                        - they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
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                                                adjective
                                                producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
                                                
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                                                                                                        - the breeding population
- retained a few bulls for breeding purposes
 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                copulate with a female, used especially of horses
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                                                                                                        - The horse covers the mare
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                cause to procreate (animals)
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                                                                                                        - She breeds dogs
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
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                                                                                                        - pandas rarely breed in captivity