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in the PONS Dictionary

contractiō <ōnis> f (contraho)

1.

contractio
das Zusammenziehen [ superciliorum; digitorum ]

2.

contractio
Verkürzung (in Schrift u. Rede):

a. (paginae)

contractio
das enge Schreiben am Ende einer Seite;

b. (syllabae)

contractio
kurze Aussprache ( ↮ productio);

c.

contractio
gedrängte Darstellung [ orationis ]

3. (animi)

contractio
Angst, Ängstlichkeit
Declension for contractiō
Case Singular Plural
Nominative contractiō contractiōnēs
Genitive contractiōnis contractiōnum
Dative contractiōnī contractiōnibus
Accusative contractiōnem contractiōnēs
Ablative contractiōne contractiōnibus
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