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Contraction — may refer to: In physiology: Muscle contraction, one that occurs when a muscle fiber lengthens or shortens Uterine contraction, contraction of the uterus, such as during childbirth Contraction, a stage in wound healing In linguistics: Synalepha,… … Wikipedia
contraction */ — UK [kənˈtrækʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms contraction : singular contraction plural contractions 1) [countable] medical a movement of a muscle in which it becomes tighter, especially the strong painful movement of the muscles of a woman s womb that … English dictionary
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contraction — con|trac|tion [ kən trækʃən ] noun * 1. ) uncount the process of becoming smaller: the contraction of cooling metal There is likely to be further contraction of the dot com sector as more firms go bankrupt. 2. ) count MEDICAL a movement of a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contraction — [kənˈtrækʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] medical a strong painful movement of a muscle that helps to push a baby out during birth 2) [U] the process of becoming smaller 3) [C] linguistics a short form of a word that is made by leaving out a letter or letters … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Metathesis (linguistics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
Tone (linguistics) — Not to be confused with intonation (linguistics). Top tone ◌̋ ˥ … Wikipedia
Trace (linguistics) — In transformational grammar, a trace is an empty (phonologically null) category that occupies a position in the syntactic structure. In some theories of syntax, traces are used in the account of constructions such as wh movement and passive.… … Wikipedia
Copula (linguistics) — To be redirects here. For the song, see To Be. For to be, or not to be , see To be, or not to be. In linguistics, a copula (plural: copulae or copulas) is a word used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (a subject complement). The… … Wikipedia
Hiatus (linguistics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
