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Word: Content
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contentus ‘satisfied’, past participle of continere (see contain)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
in a state of peaceful happiness
Short Definition:happy and peaceful
Examples:- he seemed more content, less bitter
Word: Content
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
satisfy (someone)
Short Definition:satisfy
Examples:- nothing would content her apart from going off to Barcelona
Word: Content
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a state of satisfaction
Short Definition:state of satisfaction
Examples:- the greater part of the century was a time of content
Definition:
a member of the British House of Lords who votes for a particular motion.
Short Definition:member of House of Lords
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