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stillborn
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stillborn
(adjective)
stillborn
/
ˈ
stɪl
ˈ
boɚn/
adjective
stillborn
/
ˈ
stɪl
ˈ
boɚn/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of STILLBORN
1
of a baby
:
dead at birth
2
:
never able to begin operating or proceeding
The plan was
stillborn
. [=the plan had failed even before it had begun to be used]
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