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gravid
[ grav-id ]
/ ˈgræv ɪd /
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Origin of gravid
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin gravidus, “with child, with young, pregnant,” equivalent to grav(is) “heavy, weighty, burdened,” + -idus -id4
OTHER WORDS FROM gravid
gra·vid·i·ty [gruh-vid-i-tee], /grəˈvɪd ɪ ti/, grav·id·ness, noungrav·id·ly, adverbWords nearby gravid
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British Dictionary definitions for gravid
Derived forms of gravid
gravidity or gravidness, noungravidly, adverbWord Origin for gravid
C16: from Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy
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