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pregnancy

preg·nan·cy [ prégnənssee ] (plural preg·nan·cies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. condition of being pregnant: the physical condition of a woman or female animal carrying unborn offspring inside her body, from fertilization to birth

2. instance of being pregnant: an individual occurrence or experience of being pregnant

3. time of carrying unborn offspring: the period during which a woman or female animal carries unborn offspring inside her body, from fertilization to birth

4. significance: importance or fullness of meaning
the pregnancy of his words

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