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contraction meaning in Dutch

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contraction [contractions] (linguistics: process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme are lost or reduced)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]
[US: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]

samentrekkingsubstantief
{f}

contraction [contractions] (painful shortening of the uterine muscles)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]
[US: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]

weesubstantief
{f}