n. 1 a shortening or tensing of a part or organ especially of a muscle or muscle fiber; 2 a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
Can't and won't are both contractions.
Can't and won't are both contractions.
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He was having peristaltic contractions.
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When using contractions the elision is deliberate.
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Why do contractions count as one word in the contest?
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shortening; tensing;drawing in; shortened word
expansion
1 syllables
action's
actions
factions
fractions
abstractions
attractions
distractions
exactions
extractions
infractions
reactions
transaction's
transactions
interactions
satisfactions
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