enceinte

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enceinte

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Borrowed from French enceinte.

adjective

not comparable Pregnant. And the time was pressing, for the new queen was enceinte, and further concealment was not to be thought of.

noun enceintes

An enclosure. These labours upon Phœnician necropoli are of great importance. [...] M. [Louis Félicien] de Saulcy, one of the first travellers who has thrown light upon these necropoli, devoted himself to a very interesting examination of the tombs of the kings, of the prophets and judges, and upon the immense ne
The line of works forming the main enclosure of a fortress.
The area or town enclosed by a line of fortification. S. W. Williams The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte.

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@misc{enceinte_2026,
  title = {enceinte},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enceinte},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}