contractionkənˈtræk ʃən
contraction (n)
- plural
- contractions
English Definitions:
contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction (noun)
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
compression, condensation, contraction (noun)
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
"the contraction of a gas on cooling"
contraction (noun)
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'"
contraction (noun)
the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
contraction (Noun)
A reversible reduction in size.
contraction (Noun)
A period of economic decline or negative growth.
contraction (Noun)
A shortening of a muscle when it is used.
contraction (Noun)
A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
contraction (Noun)
A shortened word or phrase, with the missing letters represented by an apostrophe.
contraction (Noun)
Contracting a disease.
contraction (Noun)
Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.
contraction (Noun)
The acquisition of something, generally negative.
contraction (Noun)
A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.
Contraction
A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters. In traditional grammar, contraction can denote the formation of a new word from one word or a group of words, for example, by elision. This often occurs in rendering a common sequence of words or, as in French, in maintaining a flowing sound. In strict analysis, contractions should not be confused with abbreviations or acronyms, with which they share some semantic and phonetic functions, though all three are connoted by the term "abbreviation" in loose parlance. Contraction is also distinguished from clipping, where beginnings and endings are omitted.
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