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English Dictionary: contents	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contents n a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start Synonym(s): contents, table of contents
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contents \Con*tents\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. pl. See {Content}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Content \Con"tent\ (k[ocr]n"t[ecr]nt or k[ocr]nt[ecr]nt"; 277), n.; usually in pl., {Contents}. 1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents* of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book. I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original. --Grew. 2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.] Strong ship's, of great content. --Bacon. 3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents. The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom. --Graunt. {Table of contents}, [or] {Contents}, a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary.