œuvé

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French

Etymology

From Middle French ouvé, from Old French oevé. By surface analysis, œuf +‎ .

Pronunciation

Adjective

œuvé (feminine œuvée, masculine plural œuvés, feminine plural œuvées)

  1. (of a female fish) containing eggs, egg-bearing, ovigerous
  2. (figuratively) having numerous possibilities or implications, pregnant
    1855 sera une année œuvée. [Victor Hugo, Correspondences]
    1855 will be a busy year.

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