contract
verb
/kənˈtɹækt/
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- (transitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen
- (transitive) gain or acquire (an illness)
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contrarre
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- (intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen
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contrarsi
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- make an agreement or contract
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contrattare
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contract
noun
/ˈkɑntɹækt/
,
/ˈkɒntɹækt/
,
/ˈkɒntɹɛkt/
,
/ˈkɒntɾakt/
,
/ˈkɔntɹakt/
,
/ˈkɔntɹækt/
,
/ˈkɔntɾakt/
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- agreement that is legally binding
- job governed by a specific agreement
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contratto
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contraction
noun
/kɒn-/
,
/kɔn-/
,
/kənˈtɹakʃn̩/
,
/kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/
,
/kənˈtɹækʃn̩/
,
/kənˈtɾakʃn̩/
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- (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume
- process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme are reduced or lost
- shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark
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contrazione
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contractable
adjective
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- capable of being contracted
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contraibile
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