Antonyms for contractions
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh n-trak-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtræk ʃən |
Definition of contractions
Origin :- late 14c., "action of making a contract" (especially of marriage), also "action of shrinking or shortening," from Old French contraction (13c.), or directly from Latin contractionem (nominative contractio), noun of action from past participle stem of contrahere (see contract (n.)). Meaning "action of acquiring (a disease) is from c.1600. Grammatical sense is from 1706; meaning "a contracted word or words" is from 1755. Contractions of the uterus in labor of childbirth attested from 1962.
- noun drawing in; shortening
- Dialect spellings, contractions and discrepancies have been retained.
- Extract from : « The Biglow Papers » by James Russell Lowell
- Contractions (such as atq; for atque) have not been expanded.
- Extract from : « The Natural History of Chocolate » by D. de Quelus
- Spacing for contractions has been retained to match the original 1901 text.
- Extract from : « Gloucester Moors and Other Poems » by William Vaughn Moody
- Dialect spellings, contractions, and discrepancies have been retained.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Arethusa » by Francis Barton Fox
- You do not consciously direct the muscles in their contractions.
- Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor
- More than this, these contractions cannot usually be inhibited.
- Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor
- These air-tubes are emptied and filled by the contractions of the walls of the abdomen.
- Extract from : « Insects and Diseases » by Rennie W. Doane
- Inconsistent spelling of contractions in the original text has been retained.
- Extract from : « Chanticleer » by Cornelius Mathews
- Dialect spellings, contractions and inconsistencies have been retained as printed.
- Extract from : « The Lady of Lynn » by Walter Besant
- Only use abbreviations or contractions for certain accepted words.
- Extract from : « Plain English » by Marian Wharton
Synonyms for contractions
- abbreviating
- abbreviation
- abridging
- abridgment
- compression
- condensation
- condensing
- confinement
- confining
- constriction
- curtailing
- curtailment
- cutting down
- decrease
- decreasing
- deflating
- deflation
- diminishing
- diminution
- drawing together
- dwindling
- elision
- evaporating
- evaporation
- lessening
- lopping
- narrowing
- omission
- omitting
- receding
- recession
- reducing
- reduction
- shrinkage
- shrinking
- shrivelling
- tensing
- tightening
- withdrawal
- withdrawing
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