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/nach"euhr euhl bawrn", nach"reuhl-/, adj.1. native-born.2. by virtue of one's nature, qualities, or innate talent: a natural-born musician.[1575-85]
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natural-born — {adj.} 1. Being a (citizen) because you were born in the country. * /Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt came to the United States from Germany and are naturalized citizens but their children are natural born citizens./ 2. Born with great ability to become… … Dictionary of American idioms
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natural-born — mod. born with talent or skill. □ She is really a natural born dancer. □ Mary is a natural born artist … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
natural-born — informal having the qualities and abilities which you need in order to be good at doing a particular thing. Carl was a natural born salesman, and quickly expanded the company s world wide sales. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
