ˌpär]d.əˈrishən, ˌpȧ], ]təˈ-, ]ˌtüˈ-, ]chəˈ-, ].tyəˈ-, ].ˌtyüˈ-\ noun
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Etymology: Late Latin parturition-, parturitio, from parturit- (from Latin parturire to be in labor) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
: the action or process of giving birth to offspring