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contraction

/kənˈtrækʃən/ American
Picture: contraction
  • n. 收缩, 缩写
Definition
  • n. the process of becoming smaller, or a shortened form of a word
Example
In English, 'don't' is a contraction of 'do not'.
在英语中,“don't”是“do not”的缩写形式。