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inborn Definition


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inborn
adj
    1. Said of a human attribute or characteristic: possessed or apparently possessed from birth; innate or hereditary. Technical equivalent congenital.
      Thesaurus: inherent, innate, essential, congenital, hereditary, native, instinctive, natural, intuitive, ingrained, inherited, inbred; Antonym: learned, acquired.
Etymology: 16c.



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