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Contraction
Meaning
Noun
●
An
of
into a
or
;
, a
of
; a
; also (obsolete), a betrothal.
●
●
Senses
to
or shortening.
A (sometimes
)
or
in
,
,
, or
; a
, a
, a shrinking.
An
or
of
, etc.; an
, a
; also (uncountable),
, conciseness.
A (sometimes
)
or
in
,
,
, or
; a
, a
, a shrinking.;A
an
for the
of brevity.
An
of
or gathering.
●
In Biology & Medicine:
Senses
to
or shortening.
A (sometimes
)
or
in
,
,
, or
; a
, a
, a shrinking.
A (sometimes
)
or
in
,
,
, or
; a
, a
, a shrinking.;A
of a
during its use;
, a strong and often
of the
or during childbirth.
●
In Economics:
Senses
to
or shortening.
A (sometimes
)
or
in
,
,
, or
; a
, a
, a shrinking.
●
In Linguistics:
Senses
to
or shortening.
A (sometimes
)
or
in
,
,
, or
; a
, a
, a shrinking.
A process whereby one or more
of a
(a
) are
or
,
it becomes a
(a
) that
to an
.
●
In Linguistics, Phonology & Prosody:
Senses
to
or shortening.
A (sometimes
)
or
in
,
,
, or
; a
, a
, a shrinking.
●
In Orthography:
Senses
to
or shortening.
A (sometimes
)
or
in
,
,
, or
; a
, a
, a shrinking.
In the English language: a
form of a
, often with
by an
or a
mark.
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