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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.2.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.4 Etymology 4 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.5 External links 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin contentus (“‘satisfied, content’”), prop. pp. of continere (“‘to hold in, contain’”); see contain.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: kŏn'tĕnt
• (RP) IPA: /'kɒntɛnt/ SAMPA: /"kQntEnt/
• (US) IPA: /'kɑntɛnt/, SAMPA: /"kAntEnt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

content (countable and uncountable; plural contents)

1. (uncountable) That which is contained.
2. Subject matter; substance.
3. The amount of material contained.
4. (mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon).
5. See contents.

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English < Old French content < Latin contentus (“‘satisfied, content’”), prop. pp. of continere (“‘to hold in, contain’”); see contain.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: kəntĕnt', IPA: /kən'tɛnt/, SAMPA: /k@n"tEnt

[edit] Adjective

content (comparative more content, superlative most content)

1. (used only as a copula with be) Satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.

[edit] Derived terms

• contentment

[edit] Synonyms

• (satisfied): contented, pleased, satisfied

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[edit] Etymology 3

From Old French contente (“‘content, contentment’”) < contenter; see content as a verb.

[edit] Noun

content (plural contents)

1. Satisfaction; contentment

   They were in a state of sleepy content afterward.

[edit] Derived terms

• discontent
• malcontent

[edit] Etymology 4

From Old French contenter < Mediaeval Latin contentare (“‘to satisfy’”) < Latin contentus (“‘satisfied, content’”); see content as an adjective.

[edit] Verb

to content (third-person singular simple present contents, present participle contenting, simple past and past participle contented)

1. (transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.

   You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.

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[edit] External links

• content in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• content in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin contentus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔ̃.tɑ̃/
•  audio^{help, file}
• Homophones: comptant, contant, contents

[edit] Adjective

content m. (f. contente, m. plural contents, f. plural contentes)

1. content, satisfied, pleased

[edit] Verb

content

1. third-person plural present indicative of conter.
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of conter.