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contraception

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Noun

HYPHEN

con=tra=cep=tion

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun contraception has 1 sense

contraception(n = noun.act) contraceptive method - birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery; Array

is a kind of birth control, birth prevention, family planning

has particulars: oral contraception, surgical contraception

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CIDE DICTIONARY

contraception, n.

the intentional prevention of conception or impregnation, especially when accomplished by the use of contraceptive medications or devices; a form of birth control. [WordNet 1.5]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

contraception, n. the intentional prevention of pregnancy; the use of contraceptives.

Etymology

CONTRA- + CONCEPTION

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THESAURUS

contraception

aridity, barrenness, birth control, dearth, dry womb, dryness, family planning, famine, impotence, ineffectualness, infecundity, infertility, planned parenthood, sterileness, sterility, unfertileness, unfruitfulness, unproductiveness, withered loins

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