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contraception

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Main Entry: con·tra·cep·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌkän-trə-ˈsep-shən\

Function: noun

: deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation

—con·tra·cep·tive \-ˈsep-tiv\ adjective or noun

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