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abortional

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English

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Etymology

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    From abortion + -al.

    Pronunciation

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    • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩.l̩/
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    Adjective

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    abortional (comparative more abortional, superlative most abortional)

    1. (rare) Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

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    References

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    1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abortional”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.