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Syllabification: (con·tent)
Pronunciation: /ˈkänˌtent/
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Definition of content

noun

  • 1 (usually contents) the things that are held or included in something:he unscrewed the top of the flask and drank the contents he picked up the correspondence and scanned the contents
  • [usually in singular] the amount of a particular constituent occurring in a substance:milk with a low-fat content
  • (contents or table of contents) a list of the titles of chapters or sections contained in a book or periodical:the contents page
  • information made available by a website or other electronic medium:online content providers
  • 2the substance or material dealt with in a speech, literary work, etc., as distinct from its form or style:the outward form and precise content of the messages

Derivatives

contentless

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from medieval Latin contentum (plural contenta 'things contained'), neuter past participle of continere (see contain)

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