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Meaning of contraction

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  contraction
      n 1: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ
           (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [syn:
           {contraction}, {muscular contraction}, {muscle
           contraction}]
      2: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed
         together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn:
         {compression}, {condensation}, {contraction}]
      3: 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'"
      4: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or
         quantity or scope [ant: {enlargement}, {expansion}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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