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10 Language-to-English DictionariesContent
/ˈkɒn.tɛnt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The material or information contained within something.
"The content of the book was both informative and engaging."
- 1
In a state of peaceful happiness.
"She felt content after finishing her work."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'content' originates from the Latin 'contentus', meaning 'contained, satisfied', which evolved through Old French 'contenu' before entering Middle English. The meaning has shifted from a sense of containment to satisfaction and the material contained within something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Content" is said worldwide
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Contenu
Transliteration: kɔ̃tənø
"Le contenu du livre était fascinant."
Inhalt
Transliteration: ˈɪn.halt
"Der Inhalt des Buches war sehr informativ."
Contenuto
Transliteration: kon.teˈnu.to
"Il contenuto del libro era avvincente."
Contenido
Transliteration: kon.teˈni.ðo
"El contenido del libro era interesante."
Conteúdo
Transliteration: kõ.teˈu.du
"O conteúdo do livro era muito bom."
सामग्री
Transliteration: sāmagrī
"इस पुस्तक की सामग्री बहुत रोचक थी।"
内容
Transliteration: nèi róng
"这本书的内容很有趣。"
내용
Transliteration: nae-yong
"이 책의 내용은 매우 흥미로웠습니다."
内容
Transliteration: naiyō
"この本の内容はとても興味深かった。"
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