breeding

breeding
n.

1) cattle, livestock; horse; poultry breeding

2) selective breeding

3) of breeding (a person of good breeding)

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['briːdɪŋ]
horse
poultrybreeding
selective breeding
of breeding (a person of good breeding)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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