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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stillborn  \Still"born`\,  a. 
  1.  Dead  at  the  birth;  as  a  stillborn  child. 
 
  2.  Fig.:  Abortive;  as  a  stillborn  poem.  --Swift. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stillborn 
  adj  1:  failing  to  accomplish  an  intended  result;  "an  abortive 
  revolt";  "a  stillborn  plot  to  assassinate  the 
  President"  [syn:  {abortive},  {unsuccessful}] 
  2:  dead  at  birth;  "a  stillborn  baby" 




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