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grav·id  audio  (grvd) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Carrying developing young or eggs: a gravid uterus; a gravid female.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin gravidus, from gravis, heavy; see gwer-1 in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
gra·vidi·ty  (gr-vd-t) KEY  or gravid·ness(Noun), gravid·ly(Adverb)


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