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parturient
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synonyms: enceinte, gestant, preggers, gravid ???
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Definition:1. a stage of pregnancy ranging from "nearly in labor" to "just recently popped out"2. on the cusp of an inspirational idea3. relating to birth
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Since 1906, there have been only five deaths from yellow fever in the United States. Outbreaks of cholera and plague are unknown. In former years, puerperal fever took the lives of from five to fifty of each one hundred parturient mothers.
D.M. Brooks. The Necessity of Atheism (1933)
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With a scornful snicker, he settled himself behind his desk, replaced the empty cigarette holder in his mouth and lapsed into parturient silence for a few moments.
Joseph Heller. Catch-22, p.196 (1961)
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