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abortion

abor·tion

US/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

failure of a plan

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Origin

From Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”), from aborior (“to miscarry”). Equivalent to abort + -ion. Displaced native Old English ǣwyrp (literally “throwing out, rejection”).

Phrases

  • abortion ban
  • abortion clinic
  • abortion doctor
  • abortion mill
  • abortion pill
  • abortion rights
  • abortion tour
  • abortion tourism

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