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abortive
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[əˈbɔːtɪv], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- failing to produce the intended result
(e.g: the rebel officers who led the abortive coup were shot)
- (of a virus infection) failing to produce symptoms
- causing or resulting in abortion
(e.g: abortive techniques)
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Origin
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Middle English (as a noun denoting a stillborn child or animal): via Old French from Latin abortivus, from aboriri ‘miscarry’ (see abort)
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