Definitions for CONTENTS
con·tents

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contents, table of contentsnoun

   a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. contentsnoun

   That which is contained.

2. contentsnoun

   A table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.

   I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.

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1. contents

   Contents refer to the subjects, topics, or elements that are included or encompassed within something such as a document, book, package, container, website, or any other medium. They are the substance, components or material that make up the whole and often listed in detail, especially at the beginning or end of a formal written work or digital media to provide an overview of what is contained within.

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1. Contents

   of Content

2. Contents

   see Content, n

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contents

   A document which the master of a merchantman must deliver to the custom-house searcher, before he can clear outwards; it describes the vessel's destination, cargo, and all necessary particulars.

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1. contentsnoun

   Plural noun of content.

   The contents of the contract were only given to those who it affected and not all actors within the company.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2016  

Matched Categories

1. • List
   • Table

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CONTENTS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3208

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce CONTENTS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CONTENTS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CONTENTS in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CONTENTS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of CONTENTS in a Sentence

1. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   A writer travels through the heart again and again to express the beauty of its contents.

2. Somchai Srisuthiyakorn:

   We will use Army Reserve Force students as a tool to create understanding about the contents of the draft constitution and distribute it all over the country, we have told them to do this in a neutral manner.

3. Ian Rapoport:

   The report has not been made public. Most of these emails have not been made public, are they going to be or are we going to find out the secret contents of leaders' emails that follow this pattern ?

4. Isabel Maples:

   Pack one cooler for drinks and another one for food, to keep both cooler contents colder.

5. H. P. Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu", first line:

   The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CONTENTS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Contents
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CONTENTS
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=CONTENTS
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CONTENTS