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births

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  1. The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
  2. An instance of childbirth.“Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births.”
  3. A beginning or start; a point of origin.“the birth of an empire”
  4. The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.“He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him.”

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