Meaning of contraction

Contraction

Uncommon

noun

•

A

in

.

•

In Economics:

A

of economic

or

negative growth

.

•

In Biology:

A

of a

during its use.

•

In Medicine:

A

and often

of the

or during

.

•

In Linguistics:

A process whereby one or more

of a

(a

) are

or

,

it becomes a

(a

) that

to an

.

•

A

with

by an

,

from the above process.

•

A

an

for the

of

.

•

In Medicine:

The process of

a

.

•

In Phonetics:

, the

of

from within a

.

•

The

of something,

.

•

In Medicine:

A

of

, wherein the

are

pulled together

.

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Opposite

Rhymes

congelifraction

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Lineage

contraction

English

contractio

Latin

contraho

Latin

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