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STOPES
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• STOPES (noun)
The noun STOPES has 1 sense:
1. birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)
Familiarity information: STOPES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes; Marie Stopes; Stopes
Instance hypernyms:
birth-control campaigner; birth-control reformer (a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning)
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"Thought he was a great catch, turns out he is a shackle." (Arabic proverb)
"From children and drunks will you hear the truth." (Danish proverb)