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Definition abortion in British English

abortion noun

noun
/əˈbɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n/
1

a medical operation in which a developing baby is removed from a woman's body so that it is not born alive

Example

The number of abortions performed each year is dropping.

Example

She had an abortion when she was 15 years old.

Example

society's attitude to abortion

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Definition abortion in British English