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par⋅tu⋅ri⋅tion

  [pahr-too-rish-uhn, -tyoo-, -choo-]
–noun Biology.
the process of bringing forth young.
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Origin:
1640–50; < LL parturītiōn- (s. of parturītiō) travail, equiv. to L parturīt(us) (ptp. of parturīre; see parturient ) + -iōn- -ion
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par·tu·ri·tion   (pär'tyŏŏ-rĭsh'ən, -tŏŏ-, pär'chə-)   
n.  The act or process of giving birth; childbirth.

[Late Latin parturītiō, parturītiōn-, from Latin parturītus, past participle of parturīre, to be in labor; see parturient.]
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Main Entry: par·tu·ri·tion
Pronunciation: "pärt-&-'rish-&n, "pär-ch&-, "pär-tyu-
Function: noun
: the actionor process of giving birth to offspring —par·tu·ri·tion·al /-&l/ adjective
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parturition par·tu·ri·tion (pär'ty&oobreve;-rĭsh'ən, -t&oobreve;-, pär'chə-)
n.
The process of labor and delivery in the birth of a child.

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