Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
contracted and contraction.
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Examples
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He and your readers, if they appreciate the French language, will realize that slips of the tongue in the English language are laughably unfunny to the French who speak the only language in the world that lends itself so beautifully to what they call a contrèpeterie.
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The French appellation contr ô ll é e system, which came into being in the 1930s to codify hundreds of years of regional practice, is based on the idea that wines should uniquely reflect their place of origin, and Mr. Joly is a fierce defender of this idea.
Mr. Joly's Particularly Pure Terroir Jay McInerney 2010
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The main production area in France is situated in the Ardèche, with its famous appellation contrôlée, châtaigne d'Ardèche.
Tender delights Nigel Slater 2010
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It manages a fleet of half a million containers, primarily under long-term contr acts to shippers.
SeaCube, ExamWorks Rise Post-IPO Lynn Cowan 2010
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The labels didn't bewilder with tongue-twisting appellation contrôlées (though there were some really bad jokes).
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About half of the Beaujolais made each year is Nouveau, and the rest of it is appellation contrôlée (AC) Beaujolais or Beaujolais Villages, or comes from one of the 10 crus in the region.
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This idea of "appellation contrôlée" (in which a label assures the origins of a wine) guarantees an authenticity that permits the soil to express all of its potential.
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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This idea of "appellation contrôlée" (in which a label assures the origins of a wine) guarantees an authenticity that permits the soil to express all of its potential.
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La notion d'appellation contrôlée garantie une authenticité lui permettant d'exprimer tout son potentiel.
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La notion d'appellation contrôlée garantie une authenticité lui permettant d'exprimer tout son potentiel.
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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