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birth control

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception.
    uncountable
  2. Any technique used to prevent the birth of a child (such as abortion or preventing conception).
    uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“The latest research⟳, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for thousands of Danish women ages 15 to 49, with an even split⟳ between those who started using intrauterine devices that release⟳ the hormone levonorgestrel for birth control⟳ and those who hadn’t used any type⟳ of hormonal contraceptive.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

birth control glasses birth date birth defect birth father birth hour birth mother

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