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dead-born

dead-born is the alternative spelling of deadborn.

Meaning of deadborn

Adjective

deadborn (not comparable)

  1. (dated, rare) Stillborn.
    • Never literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatise of Human Nature. It fell dead-born from the press, without reaching such distinction, as even to excite a murmur among the zealots.1777, David Hume, “My Own Life”, in Essays Moral, Political, Literary

Questions about dead-born

What is dead-born the alternative spelling of?
Dead-born is the alternative spelling of deadborn.

Words near dead-born in the dictionary

  1. dead-ball era
  2. dead-beat
  3. dead-beats
  4. dead-blow
  5. dead-blows
  6. dead-born
  7. dead-bug
  8. dead-cat bounce
  9. dead-center
  10. dead-centered
  11. dead-centering

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