prolifique

French

Etymology

A neoclassical compound from Latin prōlēs (“offspring”) + -ficus (from faciō (“to make, to do”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.li.fik/
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Adjective

prolifique (plural prolifiques)

prolific (fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance)
prolific (capable of producing a lot of work)

Derived terms

prolificité
prolifiquement

Further reading

“prolifique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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