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French
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Usage notes
1.4
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French
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Etymology
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From
avorter
+
-oir
, modeled on
abattoir
(
“
slaughterhouse
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/a.vɔʁ.twaʁ/
Audio
:
(
file
)
Noun
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avortoir
m
(
plural
avortoirs
)
(
derogatory
)
abortion clinic
,
abortion mill
Usage notes
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This is a disparaging term used mostly by anti-abortionists.
Further reading
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“
avortoir
” in
Universalis
.
“
avortoir
” in
Cordial
.
“
avortoir
” in
Dictionnaire français en ligne
Larousse
.
Categories
:
French terms suffixed with -oir
French 3-syllable words
French terms with IPA pronunciation
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French lemmas
French nouns
French countable nouns
French masculine nouns
French derogatory terms
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