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con⋅tra⋅cep⋅tion

  [kon-truh-sep-shuhn]
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–noun
the deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation by any of various drugs, techniques, or devices; birth control.
Origin:
1885–90; contra-1 + (con)ception
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con·tra·cep·tion   (kŏn'trə-sěp'shən)   
n.  Intentional prevention of conception or impregnation through the use of various devices, agents, drugs, sexual practices, or surgical procedures.

[contra- + (con)ception.]
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Cultural Dictionary

contraception

Any practice that serves to prevent conception during sexual activity.

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Word Origin & History

contraception 
"birth control," coined 1886 from L. contra + (con)ception. Contraceptive (n.) first recorded 1891.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·tra·cep·tion
Pronunciation: "kän-tr&-'sep-sh&n
Function: noun
: deliberate prevention of conception orimpregnation —con·tra·cep·tive /-'sep-tiv/ adjective or noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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contraception con·tra·cep·tion (kŏn'trə-sěp'shən)
n.
Intentional prevention of conception or impregnation through the use of various devices, agents, drugs, sexual practices, or surgical procedures.

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