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containees

containees is the plural of containee.

Meaning of containee

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

Questions about containees

What is containees the plural of?
Containees is the plural of containee.

Words near containees in the dictionary

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

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