condom

[ kon-duhm, kuhn- ]
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noun
  1. a thin sheath, usually of very thin rubber, worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease.

Origin of condom

1
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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condom

/ (ˈkɒndɒm, ˈkɒndəm) /


noun
  1. a sheathlike covering of thin rubber worn on the penis or in the vagina during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or infection

Origin of condom

1
C18: of unknown origin

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