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The squeezing together of sounds or words--especially when one word blurs into another--during fast or informal speech. Contractions such as I'm (I am), he's (he is), and they're (they are) are common in verbal communication, but they are often considered too loose for more formal writing.
Ãâó: web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_C.html
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| contract |
Similar to a deposit administration contract except that an IPG contract does not fully protect the plan sponsor against investment loss, nor does the IPG contract guarantee minimum investment returns. See also deposit administration contract.
Ãâó: www.1stinsured.com/i.htm
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| contracture |
permanently tight muscles with some loss of joint movement.
Ãâó: www.ssc.mhie.ac.uk/pubs/cpvi/gloss.html
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| contract |
A mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services (including construction) and the buyer to pay for them. It includes all types of commitments that obligate the acquirer to an expenditure of appropriate funds and that, except otherwise authorized, are in writing. ...
Ãâó: sparc.airtime.co.uk/users/wysywig/gloss.htm
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| contraction |
The amalgamation of two or more words as a result of shortening.
Ãâó: www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~cjp16/spanish/linggloss.htm
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