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antepartum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
an-tepar-tum
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal

Etymology

1908, from Latin ante- (“before”) + partum (“giving birth”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

intrapartum parent parous peripartum puerperal puerperium

Synonyms

antenatal prenatal prepartum

Antonyms

antenatal prenatal postpartum

Questions

What does antepartum mean?
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
Where does antepartum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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