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accouchement

[uh-koosh-muhnt, a-koosh-mahn] / əˈkuʃ mənt, a kuʃˈmɑ̃ /


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Long before Nicholas Jacques Charrier entered Paris, the French press, excited beyond endurance�and reason�turned his mother's accouchement into the biggest story since the ascendancy of Charles de Gaulle.

From Time Magazine Archive

He secured a tractor, arrived at the accouchement with 15 minutes to spare.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moreover, he and the Duchess, ex-Susie Potter of Chicago, had been separated since the latter's accouchement, 20 years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1910 he was in Paris assisting, with Picasso and Braque, at the accouchement of cubism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here she awaited the approaching accouchement of her dearest niece, which was destined to terminate one or her fondest hopes.

From Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady by Chapone, Hester