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Examples of enceinte in a Sentence
back in the days when a bride who was visibly enceinte was a cause for family embarrassment
Origin and Etymology of enceinte
French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *incenta, alteration of Latin incient-, inciens being with young, modification of Greek enkyos pregnant, from en- + kyein to be pregnant — more at cyme
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Definition of enceinte
: a line of fortification enclosing a castle or town; also : the area so enclosed
Origin and Etymology of enceinte
French, from Old French, enclosing wall, from enceindre to surround, from Latin incingere, from in- + cingere to gird — more at cincture
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