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| CONTRACTABLE | | adj. (of a disease) that can be contracted. | |
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| CONTRACTIBLE | | adj. That can be shrunk or drawn together. | |
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| CONTRAPUNTAL | | adj. Mus. Of or in counterpoint. contrapuntally adv. [italian] | |
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| CONTRARIWISE | | adv. - on the other hand.
- in the opposite way.
- perversely. | |
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| CONTRIBUTION | | n. - act of contributing.
- thing contributed. | |
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| CONTRIBUTORY | | adj. - that contributes.
- using contributions. | |
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| CONTUMACIOUS | | adj. Stubbornly or wilfully disobedient. contumacy n. (pl. -ies). [latin tumeo swell] | |
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| CONVALESCENT | | —adj. Recovering from an illness. —n. Convalescent person. convalescence n. | |
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| CONVENTIONAL | | adj. - depending on or according with convention.
- (of a person) bound by social conventions.
- usual; of agreed significance.
- not spontaneous or sincere or original.
- (of weapons etc.) Non-nuclear. conventionalism n. Conventionality n. (pl. -ies). Conventionally adv. | |
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| CONVERSATION | | n. - informal spoken communication.
- instance of this. [latin: related to *converse1] | |
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