cat: contracció

Information
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Meaning
means	(noun) the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" compression, condensation, contraction
means	(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
means	(noun) (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) muscle contraction, contraction, muscular contraction