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   parturition

   /ˌpɑːtjʊˈrɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of giving birth to young; childbirth: formal, technical "the weeks following parturition"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from late Latin parturitio(n-), from parturire ‘be in labour’ (see parturient).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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