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noun

a method of birth control in which the couple abstain from sexual intercourse during the period when ovulation is most likely to occur.

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Origin of rhythm method

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby rhythm method

rhythmical, rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmicity, rhythmics, rhythmist, rhythm method, rhythm section, rhythm stick, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, rhytidosis

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How to use rhythm method in a sentence

Sometimes a column has the economy and rhythm of a short story.
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Royal Christmases have a rhythm and routine—but this year Will, Kate, and baby George have their own, more relaxed plans.
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America could have its own version of the Aarhus method in Minnesota.
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Then French obstetricians advocated that the method would reduce pain and create a birthing environment free of stress.
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This behaviorally specific questioning method generally results in higher incidence rates than the ones used in the BJS report.
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To reproduce the impulse born of the thought—this is the aim of a psychological method.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Roman Pane who accompanied Columbus on his second voyage alludes to another method of using the herb.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Smith's method usually gives good results, as does also the more simple method of Hiss (p. 263).
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The significance of time is determined by the movement of any selection, or, in other words, the rhythm.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick

British Dictionary definitions for rhythm method

rhythm method

noun

a method of controlling conception without the aid of a contraceptive device, by restricting sexual intercourse to those days in a woman's menstrual cycle on which conception is considered least likely to occurSee also safe period

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Medical definitions for rhythm method

rhythm method

A birth control method dependent on abstinence during the period of ovulation.

rhythm method

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