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Definition of stillborn adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stillborn

adjective

/ˈstɪlbɔːn/

/ˈstɪlbɔːrn/

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born dead
- a stillborn baby
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not successful; not developing
- The proposal was stillborn.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

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