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Aboriginal \Ab`o*rig"i*nal\, a. [See Aborigines.] 1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. "Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf." --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindu of aboriginal blood. [1913 Webster]See also: Aborigines Aboriginal \Ab`o*rig"i*nal\, n. 1. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines. [1913 Webster] 2. An animal or a plant more...
Aboriginality \Ab`o*rig`i*nal"i*ty\, n. The quality of being aboriginal. --Westm. Rev. [1913 Webster] more...
Aboriginally \Ab`o*rig"i*nal*ly\, adv. Primarily. [1913 Webster] more...
Aborigines \Ab`o*rig"i*nes\ (-r[i^]j"[i^]*n[=e]z), n. pl. [L. Aborigines; ab + origo, especially the first inhabitants of Latium, those who originally (ab origine) inhabited Latium or Italy. See Origin.] 1. The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races. [1913 Webster] 2. The original fauna and flora of a geographical area [1913 Webster]See also: Origin more...
Aborsement \A*borse"ment\ ([.a]*b[^o]rs"ment), n. Abortment; abortion. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] more...
Aborsive \A*bor"sive\ ([.a]*b[^o]r"s[i^]v), a. Abortive. [Obs.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster] more...
Abort \A*bort"\ ([.a]*b[^o]rt"), v. i. [L. abortare, fr. abortus, p. p. of aboriri; ab + oriri to rise, to be born. See Orient.] [1913 Webster] 1. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile. [1913 Webster] 3. to stop, cease, or fail prior to normal completion. more...