Meanings
nounanticonception (uncountable)
- uncountablecontraception
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
- Latinconcipiō
- Latinconceptiō
- Old Frenchconception
- Middle Englishconcepcioun
- Englishconception
- Englishanticonception
From anti- + conception.
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APA
anticonception. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticonception
MLA
“anticonception.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticonception. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticonception,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticonception.
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