Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Production \Pro*duc"tion\, n. [L. productio a lengthening,
   prolonging: cf. F. production. See {Produce}. ]
   1. The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or
      exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of
      a witness.

   2. That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether
      naturally, or by the application of intelligence and
      labor; as, the productions of the earth; the productions
      of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius.

   3. The act of lengthening out or prolonging.

   Syn: Product; produce; fruit; work; performance; composition.

Source : WordNet®

production
     n 1: (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something
          (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced
          more efficient methods of production"
     2: a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or
        television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"
     3: the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's
        production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of
        white blood cells"
     4: an artifact that has been created by someone or some
        process; "they improve their product every year"; "they
        export most of their agricultural production" [syn: {product}]
     5: (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the
        appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
     6: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created
        (usually within a given period of time); "production was
        up in the second quarter" [syn: {output}, {yield}]
     7: a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she
        tends to make a big production out of nothing"
     8: the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and
        services