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

stillborn

adjective
 
/ˈstɪlbɔːn/
 
/ˈstɪlbɔːrn/
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  1. born dead
    • a stillborn baby
  2. not successful; not developing
    • The proposal was stillborn.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
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