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| SYLLABICATION: | preg·nant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr g n nt |
| ADJECTIVE: | Archaic Convincing; cogent. Used of an argument or a proof. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, probably from Old French preignant, present participle of prembre, to press, from Latin premere. See per-4 in Appendix I.
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