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prolific definition

pro·lific (prō lifik, prə-)

adjective

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

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

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