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Definition of pregnancies - 3 dictionary results

preg⋅nan⋅cy

[preg-nuhn-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.

Origin:
1520–30; pregn(ant) + -ancy
preg·nan·cy   (prěg'nən-sē)   
n.   pl. preg·nan·cies
    1. The condition of being pregnant: a test for pregnancy.
    2. An instance of being pregnant: Her second pregnancy was easy.
    3. The period during which one is pregnant: the first trimester of pregnancy.
  1. The quality or condition of being rich in significance, import, or implication.
  2. Creativity; inventiveness.
pregnancy   (prěg'nən-sē)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The condition of carrying developing offspring within the body.
  2. The time period during which this condition exists; gestation.

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