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Main Entry:
abortion
[
uh
-
bawr
-sh
uh
n
]
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/
əˈbɔr
ʃən
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
expulsion of fetus
Synonyms:
aborticide, feticide,
misbirth
, miscarriage,
termination
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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