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The definition of prolific is being fruitful or producing abundant amounts of anything.

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An example of prolific is a mother cat who has a more than an average amount of litters per year.
An example of prolific is a writer who produces an abundance of material.

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See prolific in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

producing many young or much fruit
turning out many products of the mind: a prolific scholar or poet
fruitful; abounding: often with in or of

Origin: Fr prolifique < ML prolificus < L proles (gen. prolis), offspring < pro-, pro- + base of alere, to nourish (see aliment) + facere, to make, do

Related Forms:

prolificacy noun
prolifically adverb

See prolific in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile.
Producing abundant works or results: a prolific artist. See Synonyms at fertile.

Origin:

Origin: French prolifique

Origin: , from Medieval Latin prōlificus

Origin: : Latin prōlēs, prōl-, offspring; see al-² in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Latin -ficus, -fic

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Related Forms:

pro·lifˈi·ca·cy (-ĭ-kə-sē), pro·lifˈic·ness (-ĭk-nĭs) noun

pro·lifˈi·cal·ly adverb

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