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abortion

/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/ noun C1
  1. A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage. (countable, uncountable)
  2. An induced abortion. (countable, uncountable) · Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.
  3. A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
  4. Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
  5. Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. (countable, uncountable)
  6. The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage. (countable, uncountable)

Plural abortions

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