œuvé
French
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French ouvé, from Old French oevé. By surface analysis, œuf + -é.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editœuvé (feminine œuvée, masculine plural œuvés, feminine plural œuvées)
- (of a female fish) containing eggs, egg-bearing, ovigerous
- (figuratively) having numerous possibilities or implications, pregnant
- 1855 sera une année œuvée. [Victor Hugo, Correspondences]
- 1855 will be a busy year.
Further reading
edit- “œuvé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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