Usually means: Prevention of pregnancy through methods.
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We found 36 dictionaries that define the word contraception:

General (23 matching dictionaries)
  1. contraception: Merriam-Webster
  2. contraception: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. contraception: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. contraception: Collins English Dictionary
  5. contraception: Vocabulary.com
  6. Contraception, contraception: Wordnik
  7. contraception: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. contraception: Wiktionary
  9. contraception: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. contraception: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. contraception: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. contraception: Dictionary.com
  13. contraception: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. contraception: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Contraception (journal), Contraception: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. contraception: Rhymezone
  17. contraception, contraception (f): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. contraception: FreeDictionary.org
  19. contraception: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. contraception: TheFreeDictionary.com
  21. contraception: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Contraception (medical methods), contraception: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Contraception (medical methods), contraception: Encyclopedia

Medicine (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. contraception: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Specific Diseases/Disorders (No longer online)
  6. Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms (No longer online)
  7. Contraception (medical methods), contraception: Medical dictionary
  8. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  9. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. contraception: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See contraceptions as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

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