Synonyms for condom


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kon-duh m, kuhn-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn dəm, ˈkʌn-


Définition of condom

Origin :
  • 1706, traditionally named for a British physician during reign of Charles II (a story traceable to 1709), but there is no evidence for that. Also spelled condam, quondam, which suggests it may be from Italian guantone, from guanto "a glove." A word omitted in the original OED (c.1890) and not used openly in the U.S. and not advertised in mass media until November 1986 speech by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop on AIDS prevention. Cf. prophylactic.
  • noun birth control
Example sentences :
  • The history of Condom as an ecclesiastical see is very brief.
  • Extract from : « The Cathedrals of Southern France » by Francis Miltoun
  • After visiting Rome, he was made bishop of Condom 937 , and in 1763 was translated to the archbishopric of Toulouse.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8 » by Various
  • He turned to the left to reach this place, and found the road full of people returning from the market at Condom.
  • Extract from : « The Forty-Five Guardsmen » by Alexandre Dumas
  • Condom (Condomus) was founded in the 8th century, but in 840 was sacked and burnt by the Normans.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 » by Various
  • Condom was, during the middle ages, a fortress of considerable strength.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 » by Various

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