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noun
- A reduction in size or activity.
- ''The country's economic was caused by high oil prices.
- The shortening of a muscle when it is used.
- A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
- (grammar) a shortened word or phrase, with the missing letters represented by the apostrophe.
- "Don't" is a of "do not."
Translations: - German: Kontraktion, Zusammenziehen
Etymology: contract + -tion.
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