method
♦♦ meth|od /m'eθəd/ (methods)
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A method is a particular way of doing something.
The pill is the most efficient method of birth control.
...new teaching methods...bar|ri|er meth|od (barrier methods)
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Barrier methods of contraception involve the use of condoms, diaphragms, or other devices that physically prevent the sperm from reaching the egg.rhythm meth|od
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The rhythm method is a practice in which a couple try to prevent pregnancy by having sex only at times when the woman is not likely to become pregnant.
[N-COUNT] oft N of n/-ing
A method is a particular way of doing something.
The pill is the most efficient method of birth control.
...new teaching methods...bar|ri|er meth|od (barrier methods)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Barrier methods of contraception involve the use of condoms, diaphragms, or other devices that physically prevent the sperm from reaching the egg.rhythm meth|od
[N-SING] usu the N
The rhythm method is a practice in which a couple try to prevent pregnancy by having sex only at times when the woman is not likely to become pregnant.