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recontraction

recontraction noun: a second or subsequent contraction.

Noun

recontraction (plural recontractions)

  1. A second or subsequent contraction

Forms of recontraction

pluralrecontractions

Origin of recontraction

From re- + contraction.

Questions about recontraction

What does recontraction mean?
Recontraction means a second or subsequent contraction.
What part of speech is recontraction?
Recontraction is a noun.
What is the plural of recontraction?
The plural of recontraction is recontractions.

Words near recontraction in the dictionary

  1. recontourings
  2. recontours
  3. recontract
  4. recontracted
  5. recontracting
  6. recontraction
  7. recontractions
  8. recontracts
  9. recontribute
  10. recontributed
  11. recontributes

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