Content Definition
content
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English
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From Latin contentus (“satisfied, content”), past participle of continere (“to hold in, contain”); see contain.
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒn.tɛnt/, SAMPA: /"kQn.tEnt/
- (US) enPR: kŏn'tĕnt, IPA: /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/, SAMPA: /"kAntEnt/
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Noun
content (countable and uncountable; plural contents)
- (uncountable) That which is contained.
- Subject matter; substance.
- The amount of material contained.
- (mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon).
- See contents.
Translations
that which is contained
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Etymology 2
From Middle English < Old French content < Latin contentus (“satisfied, content”), past participle of continere (“to hold in, contain”); see contain.
Pronunciation
- enPR: kəntĕnt', IPA: /kənˈtɛnt/, SAMPA: /k@n"tEnt
Adjective
content (comparative more content, superlative most content)
- Satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.
Derived terms
Synonyms
Translations
satisfied
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Etymology 3
From Old French contente (“content, contentment”) < contenter; see content as a verb.
Noun
content (plural contents)
- Satisfaction; contentment
- They were in a state of sleepy content afterward.
Derived terms
Etymology 4
From Old French contenter < Medieval Latin contentare (“to satisfy”) < Latin contentus (“satisfied, content”); see content as an adjective.
Verb
content (third-person singular simple present contents, present participle contenting, simple past and past participle contented)
- (transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.
- You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.
Translations
satisfy
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External links
- content in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- content in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Etymology
From Latin contentus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
content m. (f. contente, m. plural contents, f. plural contentes)
Verb
content
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