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A superstition which pretends to be scientific creates a much greater confusion of thought than one which contents itself with simple popular practices.
Johan Huizinga

Meaning of "contents" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTENTS

contents  [ˈkɒntents] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTENTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contents is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTENTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contents in the English dictionary

The first definition of contents in the dictionary is everything that is inside a container. Other definition of contents is all that is contained or dealt with in a discussion, piece of writing, etc; substance. Contents is also a list, printed at the front of a book, of chapters or divisions together with the number of the first page of each.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTENTS


accounts
əˈkaʊnts
acknowledgements
ækˈnɒlɪdʒmənts
acknowledgments
ækˈnɒlɪdʒmənts
apartments
əˈpɑːtmənts
arrangements
əˈreɪndʒmənts
compliments
ˈkɒmplɪments
elephants
ˈɛlɪfənts
endowments
ɪnˈdaʊmənts
ents
ents
gents
dʒɛnts
infants
ˈɪnfənts
Konstanz
ˈkɔnstants
Linz
lɪnts
movements
ˈmuːvmənts
pants
pænts
presents
ˈprɛzənts
reinforcements
ˌriːɪnˈfɔːsmənts
saints
seɪnts
sentiments
ˈsɛntɪmənts
underpants
ˈʌndəˌpænts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTENTS

contender
contending
contendingly
contenement
content
content provider
content word
content-addressable storage
contentation
contented
contentedly
contentedness
contention
contentious
contentiously
contentiousness
contentless
contentment
contents insurance
contents page

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTENTS

accouterments
accoutrements
antecedents
armaments
balance of payments
Bank for International Settlements
biological parents
board of regents
entrance requirements
entry requirements
home improvements
Lents
measurements
outer garments
rudiments
system requirements
Ten Commandments
The Arabian Nights´ Entertainments
the Ten Commandments
welfare payments

Synonyms and antonyms of contents in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONTENTS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «contents» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of contents

Translation of «contents» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTENTS

Find out the translation of contents to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contents from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contents» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

所含之物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contenido
570 millions of speakers

English

contents
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामग्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُحْتَوَيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

содержимое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conteúdo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামগ্রী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contenu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kandungan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Inhalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

目次
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

목차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Isi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vật chứa bên trong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்ளடக்கங்களை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामग्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

içindekiler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contenuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spis treści
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вміст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conținut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιεχόμενα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inhoud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

innehåll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innhold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contents

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTENTS»

The term «contents» is very widely used and occupies the 2.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of contents
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTENTS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contents» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contents» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contents

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10 QUOTES WITH «CONTENTS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word contents.
1
Bob Barr
The average American returning from a trip abroad likely - and understandably - assumes the contents of his or her electronic device does not come close to meeting the threshold of 'criminal' activity, such as would give a government agent the right to seize and peruse their iPad just because they are returning from a vacation.
2
Annie Dillard
The painter... does not fit the paints to the world. He most certainly does not fit the world to himself. He fits himself to the paint. The self is the servant who bears the paintbox and its inherited contents.
3
George Eastman
The world is moving, and a company that contents itself with present accomplishments soon falls behind.
4
Meister Eckhart
One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can get anything out of life without God.
5
Kathleen Edwards
I find motion, literally, is where ideas come from. It's almost like a built-in rhythm section. The contents of the songs are about change, and a lot of that stuff happens when you're on tour, and you wake up and you're in a different place and you start thinking about where you're going and where you've been.
6
Fred F. Fielding
This drama between Dean and Ehrlichman took place while I was trying to give the contents to the FBI.
7
Jim Garrison
It would certainly be interesting to know what the CIA knew about Oswald six weeks before the assassination, but the contents of this particular message never reached the Warren Commission and remain a complete mystery.
8
Vernon Howard
Remember above all that mental stability comes by examining the contents of the mind, not by avoidence.
9
Johan Huizinga
A superstition which pretends to be scientific creates a much greater confusion of thought than one which contents itself with simple popular practices.
10
Karl Jaspers
If philosophy is practice, a demand to know the manner in which its history is to be studied is entailed: a theoretical attitude toward it becomes real only in the living appropriation of its contents from the texts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTENTS»

Discover the use of contents in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contents and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Contents of Experience: Essays on Perception
A 1992 volume of essays which examines traditional and contemporary problems of perception.
Tim Crane, 1992
2
Civilization and Its Contents
"Civilization" is a constantly invoked term. It is used by both politicians and scholars. How useful, in fact, is this term? Civilization and Its Contents traces the origins of the concept in the eighteenth century.
Bruce Mazlish, 2004
3
Web Data Mining: Exploring Hyperlinks, Contents, and Usage Data
The book offers a rich blend of theory and practice. It is suitable for students, researchers and practitioners interested in Web mining and data mining both as a learning text and as a reference book.
Bing Liu, 2011
4
The Contents of Visual Experience
In this book, Susanna Siegel develops a framework for understanding the contents of visual experience, and argues that these contents involve all sorts of complex properties.
Susanna Siegel Associate Professor of Philosophy Harvard University, 2011
5
Handbook of the Nutritional Contents of Foods
Provides a comprehensive and detailed source of food nutrition information
Bernice Kunerth Watt, Annabel Laura Merrill, 1964
6
The Innate Mind : Structure and Contents: Structure and Contents
This is the first volume of a projected three-volume set on the subject of innateness. The extent to which the mind is innate is one of the central questions in the human sciences, with important implications for many surrounding debates.
Peter Carruthers Professor of Philosophy University of Maryland, Stephen Laurence Senior Lecturer University of Sheffield, Stephen Stich Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science Rutgers University, 2005
7
Table of Contents: From Breakfast with Anita Diamant to ...
Or swap recipes with Jacquelyn Mitchard? It's all possible in this unique cookbook that features recipes drawn from the works of today's bestselling authors, along with intimate insights that help bring their most beloved books to life.
Judy Gelman, Vicki Levy Krupp, 2010
8
Contents May Have Shifted: A Novel
A woman seeking a reprieve from a going-nowhere relationship finds solace in flying to exotic places around the world from Alaska to Bhutan in this new novel from the author of the best-selling Cowboys Are My Weakness. 25,000 first printing ...
Pam Houston, 2012
9
Contents and Addresses of Hungarian Archives: With ...
This book is intended for the genealogical researcher. It contains considerable historical information as well as listing basic holdings of various archives.
Edward Reimer Brandt, Di Brandt, 2009
10
The Cambridge Genizah Collections: Their Contents and ...
A collection of essays by international experts summarizing recent developments in Genizah research.
Stefan C. Reif, Shulamit Reif, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTENTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contents is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Caffeine fuelled sports drinks leave consumers guessing on contents
AMA chair Dr Brian Morton said it was dangerous that supplement companies were allowed to avoid fully disclosing their products' contents. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
2
Agents testify homeowner increased insurance on house contents
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The girlfriend of a man accused of blowing up an Indianapolis house, devastating a subdivision and killing two neighbors, ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
Check those lunchbox contents before school
THERE'S a good argument against teachers seizing unhealthy lunchbox snacks and it's not about parental rights. Schools minister Lord Nash ... «The Bolton News, Jul 15»
4
Contents of shed in Banbury property stolen
The entire contents of a garden shed in Banbury has been stolen after offenders removed the back panel to gain entry. It happened at about ... «Banbury Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Yonhap signs contents exchange accord with Mongolian news agency
Under the new agreement, the Mongolian news agency will distribute Yonhap's news contents for promoting South Korea in the fields of ... «The Korea Observer, Jul 15»
6
Home insurance combines buildings and contents cover
MOST home insurance policies cover both buildings and contents against damage occurring to the house or any of its contents. It is usually ... «Euro Weekly News, Jul 15»
7
Value of home contents declines
Homes in Wicklow have the most valuable contents but nationwide almost all counties have experienced a decline in the value of ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Any Iran nuclear deal should be judged on its contents, not the rhetoric
Despite threats, isolation and sanctions, Iran over the past 15 years has developed the capability to enrich uranium that could be used for ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
Online auction will sell contents of Muskegon Heights' ML King …
Muskegon Heights Public Schools contracted with Biddergy.com to handle an online auction of the building contents. That's the same firm that ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
10
August 2015 Table of Contents
Whether you're there for the fishing, the swimming, or the rock skipping, you'll find the perfect backcountry lake among these beauties. «Backpacker Magazine, Jul 15»

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