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Definition -borne in British English

-borne suffix

suffix
/bɔː(r)n/
1

used with some nouns to make adjectives describing how something is carried from one person or place to another

Example

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease.

Example

air-borne pollution

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Definition -borne in British English