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aborning

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a⋅born⋅ing

  [uh-bawr-ning]
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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.
Origin:
1930–35; a- 1 + borning irreg. for being born; see born, -ing 2
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a·born·ing   (ə-bôr'nĭng)   
adv.  While coming into being or being created: "Our own revolutionary war almost died aborning through lack of popular support" (William Randolph Hearst, Jr.)
adj.  Coming into being or being created.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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