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   accouchement

   /əˈkuːʃmɒ̃/

   noun

   • 1. the action of giving birth to a baby. archaic

   Word Origin mid 18th century: French, from accoucher ‘give birth’, ‘act as midwife’, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + coucher ‘put to bed’ (see couch1).

   Scrabble Points: 23

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