prégnant
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See also: pregnant
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin praegnantem (“pregnant”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]prégnant (feminine prégnante, masculine plural prégnants, feminine plural prégnantes)
- heavy with content, significant, forceful, especially in its effect on the mind; apposite; meaningful
- (dated, now often considered an anglicism) pregnant
- Synonym: enceinte
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “prégnant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.