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minipill

noun
/ˈmɪ.niˌpɪl/US

Etymology

From mini- + pill. First attested in 1968.

  1. derived from *bl̥nos✻
  2. derived from *pullaz✻
  3. inherited from *pullijaz✻
  4. inherited from pyll
  5. inherited from *pill✻
  6. formed as minipill — “mini- + pill”

Definitions

  1. A type of contraceptive pill containing progestogens without estrogen.

The neighborhood

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