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• prolific — is derived from the Latin word proles meaning ‘offspring’, and is properly applied to someone or something that produces either offspring or something compared to offspring such as writings, works of art, etc. Like many adjectives in English (e.g …   Modern English usage

• prolific — [[t]prəlɪ̱fɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A prolific writer, artist, or composer produces a large number of works. She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories... During the Seventies, Rundgren was astonishingly prolific. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n… …   English dictionary

• prolific — prolificacy /preuh lif i keuh see/, prolificity /proh leuh fis i tee/, prolificness, n. prolifically, adv. /preuh lif ik/, adj. 1. producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree. 2. producing in large… …   Universalium

• prolific — pro|lif|ic [ prə lıfık ] adjective 1. ) a prolific writer, band, etc. produces a lot of books, CDs, etc.: the team s most prolific hitter a ) producing a lot of ideas, instances of something, etc.: her prolific imagination b ) producing a lot of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prolific — UK [prəˈlɪfɪk] / US adjective 1) a prolific writer, band etc produces a lot of books, CDs etc the team s most prolific goal scorer a) producing a lot of ideas, instances of something etc her prolific imagination b) producing a lot of babies, or… …   English dictionary

• prolific — pro•lif•ic [[t]prəˈlɪf ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful 2) highly productive: a prolific writer[/ex] 3) characterized by abundant production: a prolific year[/ex] • Etymology: 1640–50; < ML… …   From formal English to slang

• prolific — [prəˈlɪfɪk] adj producing a lot of something a prolific writer/artist[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• prolific — /prəˈlɪfɪk / (say pruh lifik) adjective 1. producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., especially abundantly; fruitful. 2. producing much or abundantly: a prolific writer. 3. abundantly productive of or fruitful in something specified. 4.… …  

• writer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famous, great, important, influential, leading, major, prominent, well known …   Collocations dictionary

• prolific — pro|lif|ic [prəˈlıfık] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: prolifique, from Latin proles; PROLETARIAN] 1.) a prolific artist, writer etc produces many works of art, books etc ▪ Handel s prolific output of opera 2.) a prolific sports player… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prolific — adjective 1 a prolific artist, writer etc produces many works of art, books etc 2 an animal or plant that is prolific produces many babies or many other plants 3 literary existing in large numbers: the prolific bird life prolifically / kli/… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English