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pro•lif•ic



Pronunciation: (pru-lif'ik), [key]
adj.
1. producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
2. producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer.
3. profusely productive or fruitful (often fol. by in or of): a bequest prolific of litigations.
4. characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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