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a·born·ing
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əˈbɔr
nɪŋ
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adverb
1.
in birth; before being carried out:
The scheme died aborning.
adjective
2.
being born; coming into being, fruition, realization, etc.:
A new era of architecture is aborning.
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Origin:
1930–35;
a-
1
+
borning
irregular for
being born;
see
born
,
-ing
2
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aborning
(əˈbɔːnɪŋ)
—
adv
(
US
) while being born, developed, or realized (esp in the phrase
die aborning
)
[C20: from
a-
² +
borning,
from
born
]
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