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Meaning of superfetation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
suːpəfəˈteɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.
    countable, uncountable
  2. An excessive accumulation; a superfluous addition.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Español superfetación
Français superfétation

Examples

“1992, Geoffrey Wall, translator of Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary These gentlemen were greatly astonished at Bovary's romantic ideas, and the pharmacist hurried in to say to him: "This velvet looks to me rather a superfetation. Besides, the expense..."”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

superfibronectin superfice superficial superficial fascia superficial temporal artery superficial vein

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