| Definitions | | abortion |
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noun
- The cessation of pregnancy or fetal development; a miscarriage.
- An induced abortion.
- The act of induce, inducing abortion.
- The immature product of an untimely birth.
- (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
- Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect
- The act of aborting a project, a mission, etc, before it is completed.
- Something ugly, an artistic atrocity.
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, misbaksel, n), (t, nl, miskraam, n)
- German: Abbruch
- Italian: abortivo(it)m
- Spanish: engendro(es, aborto, m}}, {{t-, es)m
- French: (t, fr, avorton, m)
Etymology: From abortio, from aboriri; see also abort.
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