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/kɔ̃.tə.ny/
Translation
contents, content
Word origin
The past participle of contenir ('to contain'), used as a noun. From Latin continere, formed from con- ('together') and tenere ('to hold'). English contain, content and tenant share the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- continere
- English cognates
- contain, content, tenant
Grammar
Examples
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The contents of the letter surprised him.
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She checked the contents of her suitcase before leaving.
doubles as the past participle of ("contained") and as the noun for what something holds, from a suitcase to a website. Both uses are common, so do not be thrown when it appears as an adjective agreeing with a noun rather than sitting on its own.
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