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gravid

[grav-id] Origin

grav·id

[grav-id]
adjective

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin gravidus, equivalent to grav(is) burdened, loaded + -idus -id4

gra·vid·i·ty [gruh-vid-i-tee] , grav·id·ness, noun
grav·id·ly, adverb
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Gravid is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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gravid (ˈɡrævɪd)
 
adj
the technical word for pregnant
 
[C16: from Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy]
 
gra'vidity
 
n
 
'gravidness
 
n
 
'gravidly
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

gravid
"pregnant," 1590s, from L. gravidus, from gravis "burdened, heavy" (see grave (adj.)).
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Medical Dictionary

gravid grav·id (grāv'ĭd)
adj.
Carrying eggs or developing young.


gra·vid'i·ty (grə-vĭd'ĭ-tē) or grav'id·ness n.

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