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Definition of born adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

born

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//bɔrn//
 
[only before noun]
 
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  • having a natural ability or skill for a particular activity or job a born athlete/writer/leader a born loser (= a person who always loses or is unsuccessful)
    • Idioms
    in all my born days (old-fashioned) (informal)
     
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    used when you are very surprised at something you have never heard or seen before I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days.
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