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content

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[kon-tent]

noun

  1. Usually contents.

    1. something that is contained.

      the contents of a box.

    2. the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.

    3. the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document.

      a table of contents.

  2. something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing, or any of various arts.

    a poetic form adequate to a poetic content.

  3. significance or profundity; meaning.

    a clever play that lacks content.

  4. substantive information or creative material viewed in contrast to its actual or potential manner of presentation.

    publishers, record companies, and other content providers; a flashy website, but without much content.

  5. that which may be perceived in something.

    the latent versus the manifest content of a dream.

  6. Philosophy, Logic.the sum of the attributes or notions comprised in a given conception; the substance or matter of cognition.

  7. power of containing; holding capacity.

    The bowl's content is three quarts.

  8. volume, area, or extent; size.

  9. the amount contained.

  10. Linguistics.the system of meanings or semantic values specific to a language (expression ).

    1. Mathematics.the greatest common divisor of all the coefficients of a given polynomial.

    2. any abstraction of the concept of length, area, or volume.



content

2

[kuhn-tent]

adjective

  1. satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.

  2. British.agreeing; assenting.

  3. Archaic.willing.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make content.

    These things content me.

    Synonyms: ,
    Antonyms:

noun

  1. the state or feeling of being contented; satisfaction; contentment.

    His content was threatened.

  2. (in the British House of Lords) an affirmative vote or voter.

content

1

/ ˈɒԳɛԳ /

noun

  1. (often plural) everything that is inside a container

    the contents of a box

  2. (usually plural)

    1. the chapters or divisions of a book

    2. a list, printed at the front of a book, of chapters or divisions together with the number of the first page of each

  3. the meaning or significance of a poem, painting, or other work of art, as distinguished from its style or form

  4. all that is contained or dealt with in a discussion, piece of writing, etc; substance

  5. the capacity or size of a thing

  6. the proportion of a substance contained in an alloy, mixture, etc

    the lead content of petrol

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

content

2

/ əˈɛԳ /

adjective

  1. mentally or emotionally satisfied with things as they are

  2. assenting to or willing to accept circumstances, a proposed course of action, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to make (oneself or another person) content or satisfied

    to content oneself with property

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. peace of mind; mental or emotional satisfaction

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. (in the House of Lords) a formal expression of assent, as opposed to the expression not content

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • contentable adjective
  • contently adverb
  • contentness noun
  • DzˈٱԳٱ adverb
  • DzˈٱԳٳԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of content1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Medieval Latin contentum, noun use of neuter of Latin contentus (past participle of DzԳپŧ “to contain”), equivalent to con- “with, together” + ten- “hold” + -tus past participle suffix; con-

Origin of content2

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin contentus “satisfied,” special use of past participle of DzԳپŧ; content 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of content1

C15: from Latin contentus contained, from DzԳپŧ to contain

Origin of content2

C14: from Old French, from Latin contentus contented, that is, having restrained desires, from DzԳپŧ to restrain
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Others say he may be content with the havoc wrought while doomed cases wend their way through the justice system.

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