Meaning & use
Inborn
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Existing in a person or animal from birth; natural or innate rather than acquired.
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She had an inborn talent for music that no amount of training could fully explain.
The condition is inborn and cannot be prevented through lifestyle changes.
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Often used in genetics and medicine, as in "inborn errors of metabolism," to describe conditions present from birth.
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