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  1. noun Something contained, as in a receptacle. Often used in the plural: the contents of my desk drawer; the contents of an aerosol can.
  2. noun The individual items or topics that are dealt with in a publication or document. Often used in the plural: a table of contents.
  3. noun The material, including text and images, that constitutes a publication or document.
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  • A new policy must address these problems.As significant as the content was the list of signatories.
  • Equally as important as the content is the tone in which it is presented. —  WebProNews Feed
  • In keeping with PLENTY's dedication to being green, all of their content is available online at PLENTY is an environmental media company dedicated to exploring and giving voice to the green revolution that will define the 21st Century. —  CSRwire.com
  • The "embeddability" of the content is a very important factor. —  Planet Ruby on Rails
  • And sadly, no search, so the content is there, but the context is often missing. —  Critical Distance Weblog
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  1. Middle English, from Medieval Latin contentum, neuter past participle of Latin continēre, to contain; see contain.
  2. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin contentus, past participle of continēre, to restrain; see contain.

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  1. from Middle English content, from Old French content, French content = Spanish Portuguese Italian contento, from Latin contentus, satisfied, content, properly past participle of continere, hold in, contain: see contain.
  2. from Old French contenter, French contenter = Spanish Portuguese contentar = Italian contentare, from Middle Latin contentare, “satisfy, from Latin contentus, satisfied, content: see content1, adjective
  3. from Old French contente, content, contentment, from contenter, content: see content, v.
  4. from Latin contentus, past participle, in literally sense, contained: see content, a.
  5. from Middle English content, from Old French content, cuntent, contend, contant, contens, contans, contems, contemps, contamps (= Provencal conten), dispute, quarreling, contention, from contendre, dispute, quarrel, contend: see contend. Content is related to contend as extent to extend, ascent to ascend, etc.
 

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