abortation

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A form of abortion — A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.

OriginEnglish abort ← Latin abortare →
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Meanings

nounabortation (plural abortations)

plural abortations

  1. misconstructionMisconstruction of abortion.

Origin

  1. Latinaborior
  2. Latinabortō
  3. Latinabortare
  4. Englishabort
  5. Englishabortation

From abort + -ation.

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APA

abortation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortation

MLA

“abortation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abortation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortation.

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