Contraction in spanish
Contracción
pronunciation: koʊntɹ̩ɑkθioʊn part of speech: noun
pronunciation: koʊntɹ̩ɑkθioʊn part of speech: noun
In gestures
contraction1 = contracción, letra contraccional. [En impresión, letras que se imprimen de tal modo que un costado de una monta sobre la otra, como "æ"]
Example: The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.contraction2 = contracción.
Example: 'Modem' is a contraction of 'modulator-demodulator'.contraction3 = reducción, recortes.
Example: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.