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compression, condensation, contraction | the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together | |
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contraction | a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds | |
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contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction | [in physiology] a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | |
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contraction | the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope |