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multigravida

[ muhl-ti-grav-i-duh ]
/ ˌmʌl tɪˈgræv ɪ də /
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noun, plural mul·ti·grav·i·das, mul·ti·grav·i·dae [muhl-ti-grav-i-dee]. /ˌmʌl tɪˈgræv ɪˌdi/. Obstetrics.
a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.
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Origin of multigravida

First recorded in 1885–90; multi- + gravida

OTHER WORDS FROM multigravida

mul·ti·gra·vid·i·ty [muhl-ti-gruh-vid-i-tee], /ˌmʌl tɪ grəˈvɪd ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby multigravida

multifoliate, multiform, multifunctional, multigenerational, Multigraph, multigravida, multigym, multihull, multilateral, multilateralism, multilateralize
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British Dictionary definitions for multigravida

multigravida
/ (ˌmʌltɪˈɡrævɪdə) /
noun
a woman who is pregnant for at least the third timeCompare multipara

Word Origin for multigravida

C20: New Latin; see multi-, gravid
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