contraction [contractions]◼◼◼(economics: period of economic decline or negative growth) noun [UK: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩] [US: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]Contractions began. = Les contractions ont commencé.
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]Contractions began. = Les contractions ont commencé.
contraction [contractions]◼◼◼(painful shortening of the uterine muscles) noun [UK: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩] [US: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]Contractions began. = Les contractions ont commencé.
contraction [contractions]◼◼◼(reversible reduction in size) noun [UK: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩] [US: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]Contractions began. = Les contractions ont commencé.
contraction [contractions]◼◼◼(shortening of a muscle when it is used) noun [UK: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩] [US: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]Contractions began. = Les contractions ont commencé.
contraction [contractions]◼◼◼(word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe) noun [UK: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩] [US: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]Contractions began. = Les contractions ont commencé.