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noun

an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.

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Origin of safe period

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby safe period

safe harbor, safe house, safekeeping, safelight, safely, safe period, safe seat, safe sex, safe space, safe surfing, safety

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How to use safe period in a sentence

And it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They called for peace, reconciliation, and the safe return of Father Gregorio.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.
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Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
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The detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.
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A desultory conversation on politics, in which neither took the slightest interest, was a safe neutral ground.
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The reformers of the earlier period were not indifferent to the need for centralized organization in the banking system.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Tobacco at this period was also rolled up in the leaves of the Palm and smoked.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The governor of the fortress was provided with a safe residence in Egypt, and an annual pension of 75,000 piasters.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
She did her work at a most interesting period in Dutch painting.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement

British Dictionary definitions for safe period

safe period

noun

informal the period during the menstrual cycle when conception is considered least likely to occurSee also rhythm method

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