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contraception

contraception noun: the use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

Noun

contraception (usually uncountable, plural contraceptions)

  1. (usually) The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

contraception meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

contraception in Hindi

गर्भनिरोधक, गर्भ निरोध, गर्भनिरोध

contraception in Tamil

கருத்தடை, சூல் தடை

contraception in Marathi

गर्भनिरोधक, गर्भनिरोध

contraception in Urdu

use of a device or procedure
امتناعِ حمل imtinā-e-hamal, ضبطِ تولید zabt-e-taulīd
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contraception in Bengali
গর্ভনিরোধক, গর্ভনিরোধ
contraception in Telugu
గర్భనిరోధకం, గర్భనిరోధకత
contraception in Malayalam
ഗർഭനിരോധനം
contraception in Kannada
ಗರ್ಭನಿರೋಧ, ಬಸಿರಾಗದಂತೆ ತಡೆಯುವುದು, ಸಂತಾನ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ, ಬಸಿರುತಡೆ
contraception in Punjabi
ਗਰਭ ਨਿਰੋਧ, ਗਰਭ ਨਿਰੋਧਕ, ਗਰਭ-ਨਿਰੋਧ
contraception in Gujarati
ગર્ભનિરોધક, ગર્ભનિરોધ
contraception in Odia
ଗର୍ଭନିରୋଧକ, ଗର୍ଭନିରୋଧ, ଗର୍ଭ ନିରୋଧ
contraception in Nepali
गर्भनिरोधक, गर्भनिरोध, गर्भ निरोध
contraception in Tagalog
labanlihi, agaw-lihi
contraception in Indonesian
kontrasepsi

Forms of contraception

pluralcontraceptions

Words formed from contraception

Questions about contraception

What does contraception mean?
Contraception means the use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.
What is contraception in Hindi?
Contraception in Hindi is गर्भनिरोधक, गर्भ निरोध, गर्भनिरोध. See Contraception meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is contraception?
Contraception is a noun.
What is the plural of contraception?
The plural of contraception is contraceptions.

Words near contraception in the dictionary

  1. contrabiotic
  2. contrabureaucratic
  3. contracept
  4. contracepted
  5. contracepting
  6. contraception
  7. contraceptional
  8. contraceptionism
  9. contraceptionist
  10. contraceptionists
  11. contraceptions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: contraception (page history and authors); contraception (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); contraception (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contraception (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); contraception (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); contraception (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); contraception (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); contraception (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contraception (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); contraception (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); contraception (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); contraception (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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