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aesthetic preference

the extent to which a particular stimulus is preferred to others for reasons of beauty or taste. See also arousal potential.

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contraception

contraception

n. any method intended to prevent conception, that is, the natural fertilization of the female ovum by the male spermatozoa. See birth control. —contraceptive n., adj.