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élevage — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breeding noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.

Senses

élevage is used for these senses in English:

  • animal husbandry The management and care of farm animals by humans for profit, in which genetic qualities and behaviour, considered to be advantageous to humans, are further developed.
  • breeding Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.

breeding — full definition

  1. noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.
  2. noun Refined manners and upbringing, especially as a mark of a privileged background.

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