contr.
Americanabbreviation
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contract.
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contracted.
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contraction.
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contralto.
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contrary.
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contrasted.
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control.
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controller.
Example Sentences
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Ne'er, nār, adv. contr. of never.—adj. and n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Ha'n't, hānt, a coll. contr. for have not or has not.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Eccl., contr. 2.883.Epist. to the Pastors of the Church of Scotland.884.Sermon on Esth. ix.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
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