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containee

containee noun: that which is contained; the contents.

Noun

containee (plural containees)

  1. (uncommon) That which is contained; the contents.
    • The containee is included, at least partially, in the container.1995, Denis Bouchard, The Semantics of Syntax: A Minimalist Approach to Grammar, page 180

Forms of containee

pluralcontainees

Origin of containee

From contain + -ee.

Questions about containee

What does containee mean?
Containee means that which is contained; the contents.
What part of speech is containee?
Containee is a noun.
What is the plural of containee?
The plural of containee is containees.

Words near containee in the dictionary

  1. containant
  2. containants
  3. contained
  4. contained multitudes
  5. contained oneself
  6. containee
  7. containees
  8. container
  9. container crane
  10. container cranes
  11. container deposit

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