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Webster's 1828 DictionaryPARTURI'TION, n. [L. parturio.] The act of bringing forth or being delivered of young. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster'snoun Etymology: Late Latin parturition-, parturitio, from Latin parturire Date: 1646 the action or process of giving birth to offspring Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. formal the act of bringing forth young; childbirth. Etymology: LL parturitio (as PARTURIENT) Webster's 1913 DictionaryParturition Par`tu*ri"tion, n. [L. parturitio, fr. parturire: cf. F. parturition. See Parturient.] 1. The act of bringing forth, or being delivered of, young; the act of giving birth; delivery; childbirth. 2. That which is brought forth; a birth. [Obs.] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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