contracept

con·tra·cept

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon-truh-sept]
- /ˌkɒn trəˈsɛpt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon-truh-sept]
- /ˌkɒn trəˈsɛpt/

Definitions of contracept word

verb with object contracept to prevent the conception of (offspring). 1
verb with object contracept to prevent pregnancy or impregnation in; provide with the means for birth control. 1
noun contracept (intransitive) To use contraception. 1
verb contracept (Transitive Verb) To administer contraception, especially to a population of wild animals. 0

See all 4 definitions of contracept

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Origin of contracept

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; back formation from contraception

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Contracept

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Contracept

contracept popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

contracept usage trend in Literature

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