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the organ of conception and gestation in a woman and other female mammals; the uterus; the womb.
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the unborn young of human in its later stage, esp. from about the eighth week after conception until birth; an embryo or foetus.
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the large, saclike organ of vertebrates into which food passes from the oesophagus or gullet for storage while undergoing the early processes of digestion; the stomach.
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a very young child; a baby.
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the central or innermost part of anything; the core.
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(rhet.) one of the five stages in a drama, in which the cause for the major or main effect is found out or is sought to be known.
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one of the forty-five means of achieving the intended effect of a hymn (?).