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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. in an advanced stage of pregnancy;
- Example: "was big with child"
- Example: "was great with child"
[syn: big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enceinte \En`ceinte"\, n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird about,
   surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See
   Cincture.]
   1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main inclosure
      of a fortress or place; -- called also body of the
      place.
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   2. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification.
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            The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their
            enceinte.                             --S. W.
                                                  Williams.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enceinte \En`ceinte"\, a. [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of
   cingere to gird about.]
   Pregnant; with child.
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