| NOUN | act | contraception, contraceptive method | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery |
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| Sounds | kaa.ntrahseh'pshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery. | |
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| Synonym | contraceptive method | |
| Narrower | oral contraception | contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills |
| surgical contraception | contraception by surgical sterilization | |
| Broader | birth control, birth prevention, family planning | limiting the number of children born |
| Spanish | anticoncepcionismo, anticoncepción, contracepción, método anticonceptivo | |
| Catalan | anticoncepció, contracepció | |
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