adj
Meaning 1
Tending to cause contraction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: expansionary
Broader terms: nonexpansionary
Standard Lemma guide
contractionary
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N T R AE1 K SH AH0 N EH0 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English contraction Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English contractionary From contraction + -ary.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: contraccionario — Translations