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Birkenhead
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birth
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birth control
birth con·trol


noun 
Definition:
 
pregnancy prevention: the deliberate limiting, usually by contraceptive means, of the number of children born
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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