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noun
Timing sexual intercourse to avoid the time of ovulation (if pregnancy is not wanted) or to fall within that time (if pregnancy is desired).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: rhythm method
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: birth control, birth prevention, family planning
Narrower terms: basal body temperature method of family planning, basal body temperature method, ovulation method of family planning, ovulation method, rhythm method of birth control, rhythm method, rhythm, calendar method of birth control, calendar method
History
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