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[syn: contraception, contraceptive method]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
contraception \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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
contraception
n 1: birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or
intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery [syn:
contraception, contraceptive method]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "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