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con·tent 1  (kntnt)
n.
1. Something contained, as in a receptacle. Often used in the plural: the contents of my desk drawer; the contents of an aerosol can.
2.
a. The individual items or topics that are dealt with in a publication or document. Often used in the plural: a table of contents.
b. The material, including text and images, that constitutes a publication or document.
3.
a. The substantive or meaningful part: "The brain is hungry not for method but for content, especially content which contains generalizations that are powerful, precise, and explicit" (Frederick Turner).
b. The meaning or significance of a literary or artistic work.
4. The proportion of a specified substance: Eggs have a high protein content.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin contentum, neuter past participle of Latin continre, to contain; see contain.]

con·tent 2  (kn-tnt)
adj.
1. Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied.
2. Ready to accept or acquiesce; willing: She was content to step down after four years as chief executive.
tr.v. con·tent·ed, con·tent·ing, con·tents
To make content or satisfied: contented himself with one piece of cake.
n.
Contentment; satisfaction.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin contentus, past participle of continre, to restrain; see contain.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Contentscontents - a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
table, tabular array - a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1"


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A PUBLIC Treasury, feeling Two Arms lifting out its contents, exclaimed:
Their contents had all boiled away, leaving in the bottom of each kettle a few grains of fine white powder.
The Crane, in his turn, asked the Fox to sup with him, and set before her a flagon with a long narrow mouth, so that he could easily insert his neck and enjoy its contents at his leisure.
 
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