SUPERFETATION


Meaning of SUPERFETATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -fē-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin superfetation-, superfetatio, from Latin superfetare to conceive while already pregnant, from super- + fetare to bear young, from fetus newly delivered — more at fetus

Date: 1642

: a progressive accumulation or accretion reaching an extreme or excessive degree

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.