enceinte
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en·ceinte 1
(ĕn-sānt′, än-sănt′)adj.
Carrying an unborn child; pregnant.
[French, from Old French, ultimately from Latin inciēns, pregnant; see keuə- in Indo-European roots.]
en·ceinte 2
(ĕn-sānt′, än-sănt′, äN-săNt′)n.
1. An encircling fortification, as around a fort, castle, or town.
2. A structure or an area protected by an encircling fortification.
[French, from Late Latin incīncta, from feminine past participle of incingere, to surround closely : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]
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enceinte
(ɒnˈsænt; French ɑ̃sɛ̃t)adj
(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) another word for pregnant
[C17: from French, from Latin inciēns pregnant; related to Greek enkuos, from kuein to be pregnant]
enceinte
(ɒnˈsænt; French ɑ̃sɛ̃t)n
1. (Military) a boundary wall enclosing a defended area
2. (Military) the area enclosed
[C18: from French: enclosure, from enceindre to encompass, from Latin incingere, from cingere to gird]
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en•ceinte1
(ɑ̃ˈsɛ̃t, -ˈsænt, ɑn-)adj.
pregnant; with child.
[1590–1600; < Middle French < Late Latin incincta, perhaps literally “ungirded”]
en•ceinte2
(ɑ̃ˈsɛ̃t, -ˈsænt, ɑn-)n.
1. a ring of fortifications enclosing a place.
2. the place enclosed.
[1700–10; < French: enclosure, enceinte < Latin incincta, feminine of incinctus, past participle of incingere to surround]
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| Adj. | 1. |  enceinte - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life |
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enceinte
adjectiveCarrying a developing fetus within the uterus:
Slang: gone.
Archaic: great.
Idioms: in a family way, with child.
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