contents
English
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[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.tɛnts/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.tɛnts/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: con‧tents
Noun
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Noun
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- (usually in the plural) That which is contained.
- It is not covered in your homeowner's policy. You need contents insurance.
- The contents of the cup had a familiar aroma.
- 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion[1]:
- Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within, […] most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.
- (plural only) A table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.
- I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]table of contents — see table of contents
that which is contained
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Verb
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- third-person singular simple present indicative of content
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French
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Norman
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