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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
contraception
con·tra·cep·tion BrE [ˌkɒntrəˈsepʃn] NAmE [ˌkɑːntrəˈsepʃn] noun uncountable
the practice of preventing a woman from becoming pregnant; the methods of doing this
Syn: ↑birth control
•to give advice about contraception
Word Origin:
[contraception] late 19th cent.: from ↑contra- ‘against’ + a shortened form of ↑conception.
Example Bank:
•A lot of couples now practise contraception.
•They never used any contraception.
•a very reliable method of contraception
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