Etymology

fetus deletus

Today it means: Used to call for or reference the act of getting an abortion (hence destroying the fetus). Full definition →

Latin -us
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  1. Latin · derived from-us
  2. English todayfetus deletus

From fetus + rhyming alteration of delete with Latin -us after fetus. Compare Latin dēlētus (“deleted”).

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