contraception

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contraception

noun contraceptions

  1. uncountable, usually The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

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Closest in meaning: child-bearing, birth, childbearing, pregnancy, conception, pill, postcoital, prevention, conception prevention, family planning, birth control, population control, safe sex, prophylaxis, sterilization, coitus interruptus

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noun use of a device or procedure

Españolanticoncepción, contraconcepción, contracepción, anticoncepcionismo
日本語避妊 hinin
中文避孕 bìyùn
Portuguêscontraceção
Françaiscontraception
DeutschEmpfängnisverhütung, Kontrazeption, Verhütung
Italianocontraccezione
Ελληνικάαντισύλληψη antisýllipsi
Русскийконтраце́пция kontracépcija

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@misc{contraception_2026,
  title = {contraception},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contraception},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}