contraction

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• February 21. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contraction — noun — english

  (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

• February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contraction — noun — english

  the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"

• February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contraction — noun — english

  a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"

• February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contraction — noun — english

  the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope