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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions abortion 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. 1846, w:Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens, Pictures from Italy, http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=text&offset=269656481&textreg=2&query=abortion&id=DicPict Chapter 10. : Insomuch that I do honestly believe, there can be no place in the world, where such intolerable abortions, begotten of the sculptor"s chisel, are to be found in such profusion, as in Rome. Etymology: From abortio, from aboriri; see also abort.      Full Definition of abortion  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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