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- [mawr-ning-af-ter, -ahf-]
- /ˈmɔr nɪŋˈæf tər, -ˈɑf-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mawr-ning-af-ter, -ahf-]
- /ˈmɔr nɪŋˈæf tər, -ˈɑf-/
Definitions of morning-after pill words
- noun morning-after pill a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse. 1
- countable noun morning-after pill The morning-after pill is a pill that a woman can take some hours after having sex to prevent herself from becoming pregnant. 0
- noun morning-after pill an oral contraceptive that is effective if taken some hours after intercourse 0
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Origin of morning-after pill
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60
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Parts of speech for Morning-after pill
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morning-after pill popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for morning-after pill
noun morning-after pill
- ru-486 — mifepristone.
- abortion pill — a drug, such as mifepristone, used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage
- birth-control pill — an oral contraceptive for women, containing the hormones estrogen and progesterone or progesterone alone, that inhibits ovulation, fertilization, or implantation of a fertilized ovum, causing temporary infertility.
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