Content-word
noun
1.
a word, typically a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb, that carries semantic content, bearing reference to the world independently of its use within a particular sentence (distinguished from ).
/ˈkɒntɛnt/
noun
1.
a word to which an independent meaning can be given by reference to a world outside any sentence in which the word may occur Compare function word, lexical meaning
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- Conterminal
[kuh n-tur-muh-nuh s] /kənˈtɜr mə nəs/ adjective 1. having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous. 2. meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next. 3. . /kənˈtɜːmɪnəs/ adjective 1. enclosed within a common boundary 2. meeting at the ends; […]
- Conterminous
[kuh n-tur-muh-nuh s] /kənˈtɜr mə nəs/ adjective 1. having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous. 2. meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next. 3. . /kənˈtɜːmɪnəs/ adjective 1. enclosed within a common boundary 2. meeting at the ends; […]
- Conterminously
[kuh n-tur-muh-nuh s] /kənˈtɜr mə nəs/ adjective 1. having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous. 2. meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next. 3. . /kənˈtɜːmɪnəs/ adjective 1. enclosed within a common boundary 2. meeting at the ends; […]
- Contessa
[kawn-tes-sah; English kuh n-tes-uh] /kɔnˈtɛs sɑ; English kənˈtɛs ə/ noun, plural contesse [kawn-tes-se] /kɔnˈtɛs sɛ/ (Show IPA). English, contessas. Italian. 1. . n. 1819, from Italian contessa, from Medieval Latin cometissa (see countess).
- Contesse
[kawn-tes-sah; English kuh n-tes-uh] /kɔnˈtɛs sɑ; English kənˈtɛs ə/ noun, plural contesse [kawn-tes-se] /kɔnˈtɛs sɛ/ (Show IPA). English, contessas. Italian. 1. . n. 1819, from Italian contessa, from Medieval Latin cometissa (see countess).