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content

1

[ kon-tent ]

noun

  1. Usually contents.
    1. something that is contained:

      the contents of a box.

    2. the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
    3. the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:

      a table of contents.

  2. something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing, or any of various arts:

    a poetic form adequate to a poetic content.

  3. significance or profundity; meaning:

    a clever play that lacks content.

  4. substantive information or creative material viewed in contrast to its actual or potential manner of presentation:

    publishers, record companies, and other content providers; a flashy website, but without much content.

  5. that which may be perceived in something:

    the latent versus the manifest content of a dream.

  6. Philosophy, Logic. the sum of the attributes or notions comprised in a given conception; the substance or matter of cognition.
  7. power of containing; holding capacity:

    The bowl's content is three quarts.

  8. volume, area, or extent; size.
  9. the amount contained.
  10. Linguistics. the system of meanings or semantic values specific to a language ( expression ).
    1. Mathematics. the greatest common divisor of all the coefficients of a given polynomial. Compare primitive polynomial.
    2. any abstraction of the concept of length, area, or volume.


content

2

[ kuhn-tent ]

adjective

  1. satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.
  2. British. agreeing; assenting.
  3. Archaic. willing.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make content:

    These things content me.

    Synonyms: gratify, appease

    Antonyms: dissatisfy

noun

  1. the state or feeling of being contented; satisfaction; contentment:

    His content was threatened.

  2. (in the British House of Lords) an affirmative vote or voter.

content

1

/ ˈkɒntɛnt /

noun

  1. often plural everything that is inside a container

    the contents of a box

  2. usually plural
    1. the chapters or divisions of a book
    2. a list, printed at the front of a book, of chapters or divisions together with the number of the first page of each
  3. the meaning or significance of a poem, painting, or other work of art, as distinguished from its style or form
  4. all that is contained or dealt with in a discussion, piece of writing, etc; substance
  5. the capacity or size of a thing
  6. the proportion of a substance contained in an alloy, mixture, etc

    the lead content of petrol

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


content

2

/ kənˈtɛnt /

adjective

  1. mentally or emotionally satisfied with things as they are
  2. assenting to or willing to accept circumstances, a proposed course of action, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make (oneself or another person) content or satisfied

    to content oneself with property

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. peace of mind; mental or emotional satisfaction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. (in the House of Lords) a formal expression of assent, as opposed to the expression not content
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • conˈtently, adverb
  • conˈtentment, noun
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Other Words From

  • con·tent·a·ble adjective
  • con·tent·ly adverb
  • con·tent·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of content1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Medieval Latin contentum, noun use of neuter of Latin contentus (past participle of continēre “to contain”), equivalent to con- “with, together” + ten- “hold” + -tus past participle suffix; con-

Origin of content2

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin contentus “satisfied,” special use of past participle of continēre; content 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of content1

C15: from Latin contentus contained, from continēre to contain

Origin of content2

C14: from Old French, from Latin contentus contented, that is, having restrained desires, from continēre to restrain
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Idioms and Phrases

see to one's heart's content .
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

To boost the reach of some of their sites’ content, some of Red’s sites have also forged partnerships with other media companies.

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We’re growing our media business overall, which includes news content, it includes video content that may be more top of funnel.

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“The Pro Shop is really an affiliate marketing strategy on steroids,” DeChiaro said, and his goal for it is to “shorten the bridge between content and commerce.”

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“Our third party fact checkers have rated this content which means it is not allowed to run as an ad and any organic posts will receive a label,” Kearns added.

Discovery-owned Eurosport lost around 4,500 hours of content and programming it had scheduled between March and August for its TV and over-the-top platforms amid coronavirus lockdowns — including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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“It happens very often that the form smothers the content,” he says.

For example, a common type of meteorite has similar mineral content to Earth, but a lot less deuterium.

And while the HBOs and the Netflixs of the world are trying to deliver their content in new ways, so to are service providers.

Legacy content providers are increasingly offering their shows directly to viewers through the Internet.

This 16 percent, known as the “cut,” is colorless in nature, and it is “reaped” with a typical alcohol content of 69.8 percent.

I am therefore quite sure I shall be content to await his father's consent, should it not come these many years.

The life of a laborer that is content with what he hath, shall be sweet, and in it thou shalt find a treasure.

If we are to have a real education along lines of expression we must begin with the "content," or cause, of expression.

Few whose estates might yield them ten thousand a year are content with nine thousand.

There are many excellent makers, but we must content ourselves with briefly noticing the most prominent.

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