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*Date: 1612
==Definitions==
*1 : having the [[quality]] or [[power]] of producing especially in [[abundance]] <productive fishing waters>
*2 : effective in bringing about <investigating committees have been productive of much [[good]] — R. K. Carr>
*3 a : yielding results, benefits, or profits
:b : yielding or devoted to the satisfaction of wants or the [[creation]] of utilities
*4 : continuing to be used in the formation of new [[words]] or constructions <un- is a productive prefix>
*5 : raising mucus or sputum (as from the bronchi) <a productive cough>
[[Category: General Reference]]