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condom
[ kon-duhm, kuhn- ]
noun
- a thin sheath, usually of very thin rubber, worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease.
condom
/ ˈkɒndəm; ˈkɒndɒm /
noun
- a sheathlike covering of thin rubber worn on the penis or in the vagina during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or infection
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of condom1
First recorded in 1700–10; of obscure origin, but popularly supposed to have been named after an 18th-century English physician, who allegedly devised it
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of condom1
C18: of unknown origin
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