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[ˈkɒntent] noun I
1) contents
[plural] the things that are inside something such as a box, bottle, building, or room
The entire contents of the house will be sold.[/ex]
He emptied out the contents of his pockets.[/ex]
2) contents
[plural] the things that are contained in a book, letter, document etc, or a list of these
The contents of the report remain secret.[/ex]
3) [U] the subject, ideas, or story that a piece of writing, television programme etc deals with
the design and content of your website[/ex]
4) [singular] the amount of a substance that something contains
a breakfast cereal with a high sugar content[/ex]
II
adj
content [kənˈtent]
happy and satisfied with your life or with a particular situation
When I last saw her, she seemed content.[/ex]
I'm content with the relationship the way it is.[/ex]
III verb content [kənˈtent] content yourself with sth — to accept what you have, although you would prefer to have something else[/ex]

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  • content — content, ente [ kɔ̃tɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • fin XIIIe; lat. contentus, de continere → contenir ♦ Satisfait. 1 ♦ Content de qqch. Vx Comblé, qui n a plus besoin d autre chose. « Qui vit content de rien possède toute chose » (Boileau). Subst. m. (fin XVe) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • content — CONTENT, ENTE. adj. Celui, celle qui a l esprit satisfait. Un homme content. Il est content de sa condition, de sa fortune, de ses biens. Il est content de peu de choses. Elle est contente de tout. Il vit content. Il a le coeur content. Il ne… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

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