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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>CONTESSA</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="conterminous"> conterminous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having a common boundary; bordering; meeting at their ends. Ex. Defending the side of Germany conterminous to France (William E. H. Lecky). (SYN) contiguous. <DD> 2. having the same boundaries or limits; coextensive in space, time, etc.. Ex. The terms of office of the President andhis chief advisor were conterminous. <DD> Also, coterminous. adv. conterminously. noun conterminousness. </DL> <A NAME="contessa"> contessa, noun, pl. -se.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) a countess. </DL> <A NAME="contest"> contest, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a trial of skill to see which can win. A game or race is a contest. (SYN) competition. <DD> 2. a fight or struggle. Ex. The contest between France and England for North America ended in victory for England. What mighty contests rise from trivial things (John Dryden). (SYN) conflict, strife, contention. <DD> 3. an argument; dispute. (SYN) controversy, disagreement. <DD>v.t. 1. to fight for; struggle for. Ex. The soldiers contested every inch of ground. The blackbirds contested one another for nesting territory. <DD> 2. to argue against; dispute about. Ex. The lawyer contested the claim, and tried to prove that it was false. (SYN) challenge. <DD> 3. to call in question; controvert. Ex. to contest an election or a will. <DD>v.i. to try to win. adj. contestable. noun contester. </DL> <A NAME="contestant"> contestant, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who contests; a person who takes part in a contest. Ex. The brothers were contestants in the race. <DD> 2. a person who contests election returns, a will, a judgment, or other decision or question. </DL> <A NAME="contestation"> contestation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of contesting; contention. <DD> 2. disputation; controversy; conflict. <DD> 3. competition; rivalry. </DL> <A NAME="contestee"> contestee, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a candidate whose election is contested by another. </DL> <A NAME="context"> context, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the parts directly before and after a word or sentence that influence its meaning. You can often tell the meaning of a word from its context. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) the immediate environment; attendant circumstances or conditions; background. Ex. The negotiations ... should ... be regarded within the context of this new situation (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="contextual"> contextual, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having to do with the context; depending on the context. Ex. The contextual meaning of a word is the special meaning it has in a sentence. <DD> 2. having to do with earlier conditions or events that help to explain something. adv. contextually. </DL> <A NAME="contextualism"> contextualism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Philosophy.) the doctrine that statements or ideas have no useful meaning outside the context in which they appear. <DD> 2. (Architecture.) the principle that a structure should fit naturally into its surroundings. noun contextualist. </DL> <A NAME="contextualize"> contextualize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to place in context, especially one that is appropriate. Ex. An album so well contextualized that it stands solidly on its own as a fabulous musical experience (Saturday Review). </DL> <A NAME="contexture"> contexture, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a weaving together or a being woven together; texture. <DD> 2. something woven together; fabric. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) the make-up and arrangement of the parts of a thing; structure. Ex. View his whole life; 'tis nothing but a cunning contexture of dark arts and unequitable subterfuges (Laurence Sterne). </DL> <A NAME="contignation"> contignation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) <DD> 1a. joining together of beams, boards, etc. <DD> b. the way in which they are joined together. <DD> 2. a floor or stage; framework. </DL> <A NAME="contiguity"> contiguity, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a being very close together; nearness. Ex. The contiguity of the house and garage was a convenience in bad weather. (SYN) proximity, adjacency. <DD> 2. contact. Ex. The candidate's contiguity with the common people served him well. <DD> 3. a continuous mass; unbroken stretch. Ex. contiguity of mountain scenery. </DL> <A NAME="contiguous"> contiguous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. in actual contact; touching. Ex. A fence showed where the two farms were contiguous. <DD> 2. (Geometry.) adjoining. Ex. Two contiguous angles are next to each other. <DD> 3. very close together; near; neighboring. adv. contiguously. noun contiguousness. </DL> <A NAME="continence"> continence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. control of one's actions and feelings; self-restraint; moderation. Ex. The ancient Greeks advised continence in all things. (SYN) self-control. <DD> 2. self-restraint or complete abstinence in sexual matters; chastity. </DL> <A HREF="continge.dic">NEXT</A>