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Definition of parturition noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parturition

noun

/ˌpɑːtʃəˈrɪʃn/

/ˌpɑːrtʃəˈrɪʃn/

[uncountable] (specialist)

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the act of giving birth
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from late Latin parturitio(n-), from parturire ‘be in labour’, inceptive of parere ‘bring forth’.

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