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con·tents
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Princeton's WordNet
contents, table of contentsnoun
a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
Wiktionary
contentsnoun
That which is contained.
contentsnoun
A table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.
I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.
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contents
Contents refer to the subjects, topics, or elements that are included or encompassed within something such as a document, book, package, container, website, or any other medium. They are the substance, components or material that make up the whole and often listed in detail, especially at the beginning or end of a formal written work or digital media to provide an overview of what is contained within.
Webster Dictionary
Contents
of Content
Contents
see Content, n
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
contents
A document which the master of a merchantman must deliver to the custom-house searcher, before he can clear outwards; it describes the vessel's destination, cargo, and all necessary particulars.
Editors Contribution
contentsnoun
Plural noun of content.
The contents of the contract were only given to those who it affected and not all actors within the company.
Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2016
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Rank popularity for the word 'contents' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3208
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of contents in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of contents in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of contents in a Sentence
Its actually nice when Im looking at gut contents.
Houses completely destroyed, homes -- just basically slabs left where once stood a home, massive damage. In specific areas the contents of one residence we know for a fact were located over 1,000 yards away. So we've got a very wide storm track that went through the area --- may have even been two storms, we're not sure -- but massive damage.
We don't withdraw home contents insurance when the threat of cyclones change because of a La Nina or an El Nino (weather phenomena).
The contents of the court documents were chilling, and once I saw them, I knew Archie Parnell was not someone I could continue to support personally or professionally.
Communications between Randy Credico and Roger Stone to the extent that we have them have been provided to the special counsel, i'm not going to confirm the contents of any of them.
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