Dutch language

How to pronounce contraction in Dutch?

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Type Words
Synonyms compression, condensation
Type of shrinkage, shrinking
Has types constriction, coarctation


the contraction of a gas on cooling.
Type Words
Synonyms muscle contraction, muscular contraction
Type of shortening
Has types braxton-hicks contraction, contracture, false labor, tetanus, uterine contraction, vaginismus
Derivation contract
Type Words
Type of word


`won't' is a contraction of `will not'.
`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'.
Type Words
Type of reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease
Derivation contract