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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various pills containing estrogen, progesterone, or both drugs, that inhibit ovulation and thereby prevent conception.
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- noun a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
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