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Definition of condom noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

condom

noun
condom pronunciation English ˈkɒndɒm condom pronunciation American ˈkɑːndəm
 
1 (British English also sheath) (also North American English formal or technical prophylactic) a thin rubber covering that a man wears over his penis during sex to stop a woman from becoming pregnant or to protect against disease2 female condom a thin rubber device that a woman wears inside her vagina during sex to prevent herself from becoming pregnant