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contract(2) (iou)



contract ppl adjective & noun2. LME.
[Old French, var. of contrait from Latin contractus pa. pple of contrahere: see CONTRACT noun1.]
A. ppl adjective. = CONTRACTED. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
b. noun.
A paralytic. Only in L15.
An abridgement, an epitome. Only in M17.
A contracted form or word; an abbreviation. rare. M17.