contraction

Noun

contraction (plural contractions)

1. A reduction in size or activity.

   The country"s economic contraction was caused by high oil prices.

2. The shortening of a muscle when it is used.
3. A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
4. (grammar) a shortened word or phrase, with the missing letters represented by the apostrophe.

   "Don"t" is a contraction of "do not."

Antonyms:

• [[expansion]]
• [[dilatation]]

11 letters in word "contraction": A C C I N N O O R T T.

No anagrams for contraction found in this word list.

Word lists related to contraction:
Words starting with contraction
Words containing contraction
Words ending with contraction
Words formed from contraction by changing one letter
Words starting with contraction by next letter
Words that start with the letter c
Words that end in the letter n
Words starting with co
Words ending in on
Words beginning with con
Words that end with ion
11 letter words starting with c

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