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  • adjective Not abortive.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ abortive

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Examples

  • That people object to sex-selection even by nonabortive means shows that the debate over abortion is not the primary motivation for their position.

    ProWomanProLife » “Raising a daughter is like watering your neighbour’s garden” 2009

  • However, more pertinent to aircrews was that in LeMay’s first six homeland missions, losses among effective nonabortive sorties ran 5.6 percent.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • However, more pertinent to aircrews was that in LeMay’s first six homeland missions, losses among effective nonabortive sorties ran 5.6 percent.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

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