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Vinony

miscarriage

noun

  1. spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation
  2. corrupt or incompetent management, especially: a failure in the administration of justice
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/ / /ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/ / /ˈmɪs.kɛɹ.əd͡ʒ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English carriage English miscarriage From mis- + carriage.

  1. A failure; a mistake or error.

    “for feare least blame / Of her miscarriage should in her be fond, / She wist not how t'amend, nor how it to withstond.”

  2. The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.