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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•ceinte1 (en sānt′, än sant′; Fr. än sant′),USA pronunciation adj. - pregnant;
with child.
- Late Latin incincta, perh. literally "ungirded,'' equivalent. to Latin in- in-3 + cincta, feminine of cinctus, past participle of cingere to belt, gird, surround
- Middle French
- 1590–1600
(-sānts′, -sants′; Fr. -sant′).USA pronunciation - Architecturea wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.
- Architecturethe place enclosed.
- Latin incincta, noun, nominal use of feminine of incinctus girded in (past participle of incingere), equivalent. to in- in-2 + cing- gird + -tus past participle suffix
- French: enclosure, also girding fence or rampart
- 1700–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: enceinte /ɒnˈsænt; French: ɑ̃sɛ̃t/ adj - another word for pregnant
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Latin inciēns pregnant; related to Greek enkuos, from kuein to be pregnant |