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spawning

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Main Entry:
1spawn 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1spawn
Pronunciation:
\ˈspȯn, ˈspän\
Function:
verb
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French espandre to spread out, shed, scatter, spawn, from Latin expandere to expand
Date:
15th century
intransitive verb1: to deposit or fertilize spawn2: to produce young especially in large numberstransitive verb1 a: to produce or deposit (eggs) —used of an aquatic animal b: to induce (fish) to spawn c: to plant with mushroom spawn2: bring forth , generate <the idea spawned controversy>
spawn·er noun


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