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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary grav·id ETYMOLOGY Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy DATE 1597 1. pregnant 2. distended with or full of eggs a gravid fish English Etymology gravid "pregnant," 1597, from L. gravidus, from gravis "burdened, heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 gravid gravid / 5^rAvid / adjective (technical 术语) pregnant 怀孕的 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: PREGNANT 1, big, childing, enceinte, expectant, expecting, gone, heavy, parous, parturientWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged grav·id \ˈgravə̇d\ adjective Etymology: Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy — more at grave 1. a. : pregnant < a gravid woman > especially : distended by pregnancy < the gravid uterus > b. : full of eggs < a gravid tapeworm proglottid > : having the body distended with ripe eggs < stripping the eggs from gravid salmon > 2. : filled , distended — usually followed by with < physics is gravid with metaphysics — V.C.Aldrich > < gravid with middle-class proprieties > 3. : awaiting or indicating the approach of something (as an ominous or distressing event) : portentous < clouds … going from white at the blue-sky edge to a gravidindigo — T.H.White b.1906 > • grav·id·ly adverb • grav·id·ness noun -es |
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