contraction

nouns

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

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the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

"the contraction of a gas on cooling"

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

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a unit of language that native speakers can identify

"words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

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antonym

is a type of (narrower)

the act of decreasing or reducing something