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abandoned

 
/əˈbæn·dənd/ adj

Definition

left empty or not working: an abandoned factory
left somewhere intentionally: An abandoned baby was found on the hospital steps.
(Definition of abandoned adj from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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