contr.
Americanabbreviation
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contract.
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contracted.
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contraction.
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contralto.
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contrary.
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contrasted.
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control.
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controller.
Example Sentences
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IV. c. 62.—P. de Pilichdorf contr.
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La Borderie replied in L’Amye de cour with a description of a very much more human woman, and Charles Fontaine contributed a Contr’ amye de cour to the dispute.
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L. benignus, contr. from benigenus; bonus good + root of genus kind.
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Stereo, ster′ē-ō, adj. and n. a contr. of stereotype.
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Sev′en-night, seven days and nights: a week, the time from one day of the week to the same again—also contr.
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