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Word: Contact
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century: from Latin contactus, from contact- ‘touched, grasped, bordered on’, from the verb contingere, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’
ˈkɒntakt
the state of physical touching
Short Definition:state of touching
Examples:- equipment in contact with water can benefit from rubber lining
the action of communicating or meeting
Short Definition:state or action of communicating
Examples:- she had little contact with family members
Word: Contact
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkɒntakt
kənˈtakt
communicate with (someone), typically in order to give or receive information
Short Definition:communicate with
Examples:- anyone with any information should contact Darlington police
touch
Short Definition:touch
Examples:- I winced as my blister contacted the floor
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