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Spawn Noun Spɔːn  Word Origin Fish Eggs Sth

Front spawn
Back spawn
verb, noun
BrE /spɔːn/
NAmE /spɔːn/
verb
 verb forms
 word origin
1 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (of fish, frogs, etc.) to lay eggs
2 [transitive] ~ sth (often disapproving) to cause sth to develop or be produced

The band's album spawned a string of hit singles.
noun
 word origin
[uncountable]
a soft substance containing the eggs of fish, frogs etc.
see also frogspawn

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