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Word: Abortive
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English (as a noun denoting a stillborn child or animal): via Old French from Latin abortivus, from aboriri ‘miscarry’ (see abort)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbɔːtɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
failing to produce the intended result
Short Definition:failing to produce intended result
Examples:- the rebel officers who led the abortive coup were shot
Definition:
(of a virus infection) failing to produce symptoms.
Short Definition:(of virus infection) failing to produce symptoms
Definition:
causing or resulting in abortion
Short Definition:causing or resulting in abortion
Examples:- abortive techniques
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