"'bortion" meaning in All languages combined

See 'bortion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: 'bortions [plural]
Etymology: Possibly resulting from a rebracketing of abortion, interpreting a- as the indefinite article. Etymology templates: {{m|en|abortion}} abortion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} 'bortion (countable and uncountable, plural 'bortions)
  1. Informal form of abortion. Tags: countable, form-of, informal, uncountable Form of: abortion
    Sense id: en-'bortion-en-noun-iHTctddv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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