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[edit]
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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 links
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French feminine nouns
- Norman terms with audio links
- Norman lemmas
- Norman nouns
- Norman feminine nouns
- Jersey Norman
- nrf:Sex