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contraception

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: contraceptive method

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: birth control, birth prevention, family planning

Narrower terms: oral contraception, surgical contraception

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: предпазване (predpazvane) — use of a device or procedure
  • Catalan: contracepció — use of a device or procedure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 避孕 (bìyùn) — use of a device or procedure
  • Czech: antikoncepce — use of a device or procedure
  • Danish: prævention — use of a device or procedure
  • Dutch: anticonceptie — use of a device or procedure
  • Esperanto: kontraŭkoncipo — use of a device or procedure
  • Estonian: rasestuse vältimine — use of a device or procedure
  • Faroese: fyribyrging — use of a device or procedure
  • Finnish: ehkäisy — use of a device or procedure
  • Finnish: syntyvyyden säännöstely — use of a device or procedure
  • French: contraception — use of a device or procedure
  • German: Empfängnisverhütung — use of a device or procedure
  • German: Kontrazeption — use of a device or procedure
  • German: Verhütung — use of a device or procedure
  • Greek: αντισύλληψη (antisýllipsi) — use of a device or procedure
  • Hungarian: fogamzásgátlás — use of a device or procedure
  • Indonesian: kontrasepsi — use of a device or procedure
  • Italian: contraccezione — use of a device or procedure
  • Japanese: 避妊 (hinin) — use of a device or procedure
  • Kazakh: контрацепция (kontrasepsiä) — use of a device or procedure
  • Kyrgyz: контрацепция (kontratseptsiya) — use of a device or procedure
  • Latin: contraconceptio — use of a device or procedure
  • Norman: contraception — use of a device or procedure
  • Norwegian Bokmål: prevensjon — use of a device or procedure
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: prevensjon — use of a device or procedure
  • Polish: antykoncepcja — use of a device or procedure
  • Portuguese: contraceção — use of a device or procedure
  • Russian: контраце́пция (kontracépcija) — use of a device or procedure
  • Scottish Gaelic: casg-gin — use of a device or procedure
  • Scottish Gaelic: casg-gineamhainn — use of a device or procedure
  • Spanish: anticoncepción — use of a device or procedure
  • Spanish: contraconcepción — use of a device or procedure
  • Spanish: contracepción — use of a device or procedure
  • Spanish: anticoncepcionismo — use of a device or procedure
  • Tagalog: labanlihi — use of a device or procedure
  • Tagalog: agaw-lihi — use of a device or procedure
  • Urdu: امتناعِ حمل (imtinā-e-hamal) — use of a device or procedure
  • Urdu: ضبطِ تولید (zabt-e-taulīd) — use of a device or procedure