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abortion

🇬🇧 UK/ə'bɔːʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/ә'bɒ:ʃәn/
NGSL 3kIELTSB2

Definitions

n.

The deliberate or spontaneous termination of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive; the failure of a plan or project.

流产;堕胎;(计划等)失败,夭折

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
abaway from, off
+
orrise, begin, be born
+
tionact, process, state
=abortion

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The procedure was medically necessary.

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