gravid

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gravid

  • /ˈɡɹævɪd/ US, UK

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Latin gravō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin gravidusder.

English gravid

From Latin gravidus (“laden, pregnant”), from gravis (“heavy”).

adjective more gravid · most gravid

  1. figuratively Pregnant. In vast state incubators, rows upon rows of gravid bottles will supply the world with the population it requires. The family system will disappear; society, sapped at its very base, will have to find new foundations; and Eros, beautifully and irresponsibly free, will flit like a gay butterfly from f

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