contraception
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]contraception (usually uncountable, plural contraceptions)
- The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.
Hyponyms
[edit]- vasectomy, tube tying, condoms, birth-control pill/the pill, v-ring, contraceptive patch, contraceptive implant, IUD, diaphragm, withdrawal
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]use of a device or procedure
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]contraception f (plural contraceptions)
Further reading
[edit]- “contraception”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]contraception f (plural contraceptions)
Related terms
[edit]- contraceptif (“contraceptive”)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p-
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Birth control
- en:Sex
- French 4-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French feminine nouns
- Norman terms with audio pronunciation
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- nrf:Sex