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ăbortīvus , a, um, adj. abortio,
I.pertaining to a premature delivery.
I. Adj.
A. Born prematurely = abortus: Sisyphus, * Hor. S. 1, 3, 46; cf. Juv. 2, 32: “ovum,” addled, Mart. 6, 93.—
B. That causes abortion: “malvae,” Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 226; so id. 24, 5, 11, § 18: “sternuisse a coitu abortivum,” id. 7, 6, 5, § 42.—
II. Subst.: ăbortīvum , i, n.
A. An abortion, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 150; Vulg. 1 Cor. 15, 8 al.—
B. (Sc. medicamentum.) A means of procuring abortion = abiga, Juv. 6, 368.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • New Testament, 1 Corinthians, 15.8
    • Horace, Satires, 1.3.46
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 24.18
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 7.42
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 6.93
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