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procreation vs propagation

propagation vs procreation

procreation and propagation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
procreation Yes No No No
propagation Yes No No No
As nouns, propagation is a hyponym of procreation; that is, propagation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than procreation:
  • procreation: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
  • propagation: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
Other hyponyms of procreation include crossbreeding, interbreeding, miscegenation, generation, multiplication.
procreation (noun) propagation (noun)
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
the movement of a wave through a medium
Difference between procreation and propagation

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