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单词 stillborn
释义

stillborn

[ stil-bawrn ]
/ ˈstɪlˌbɔrn /

adjective

dead when born.
ineffectual from the beginning; abortive; fruitless: a stillborn plan of escape.

Origin of stillborn

First recorded in 1590–1600; still1 + born

Words nearby stillborn

still, stillage, still alarm, still and all, stillbirth, stillborn, still frame, still hunt, stillicide, stilliform, still layer
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British Dictionary definitions for stillborn

stillborn
/ (ˈstɪlˌbɔːn) /

adjective

(of a fetus) dead at birth
(of an idea, plan, etc) fruitless; abortive; unsuccessful

noun

a stillborn fetus or baby
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for stillborn

stillborn
[ stĭlbôrn′ ]

adj.

Dead at birth.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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