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contraceptive definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" [syn: contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility] n
1: an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device]

Merriam Webster's

adjective or noun see contraception

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. preventing pregnancy. --n. a contraceptive device or drug.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(contraceptives) 1. A contraceptive method or device is a method or a device which a woman uses to prevent herself from becoming pregnant. It was at that time she started taking the contraceptive pill. ADJ: ADJ n 2. A contraceptive is a device or drug that prevents a woman from becoming pregnant. ...oral contraceptives... N-COUNT

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