gravidation

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noun

pregnancy

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graviditygravidness
OriginMiddle English gravidacionne ← Medieval Latin gravidātiō →
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Meanings

noungravidation (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablepregnancy

    Synonyms: gravidity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpregnancy

Similar
gravidity

More synonyms by meaning

nountechnical terms for pregnancy

Similar
graviditygravidness
Broader
pregnancygestationmaternity
Also see
graviditygravidnesspregnancy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latingravidātiō
  2. Middle Englishgravidacionne
  3. Englishgravidation

From Middle English gravidacionne, from Medieval Latin gravidātiō.

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APA

gravidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravidation

MLA

“gravidation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravidation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravidation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravidation.

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