contraction
Meaning of contraction
- the process of becoming smaller.
the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale
the manufacturing sector suffered a severe contraction
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractio(n- ), from contrahere ‘draw together’ (see contract).
Information about contraction
- It is a name.
- The plural form of contraction is: contractions.
- Languages in which contraction is used:
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Hyphenation of contraction
con-trac-tion
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- contraction is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
contraction synonyms
Meaning compression:
Meaning becoming smaller in size or amount:
Meaning the process, fact, or amount of shrinking:
Meaning a gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value:
Meaning an instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer:
Meaning a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something:
Meaning gradually diminishing in size, amount, or strength:
Meaning a small decrease or slight downward trend:
contraction antonyms
Meaning the action of becoming larger or more extensive:
Meaning the process of increasing in size:
Translation of contraction
- French: contraction, épreinte
- Portuguese: contracção
- Italian: contrazione
- Spanish: contracción
- German: Kontraktion, Wehe
Words that rhyme with contraction
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