English Explanatory Dictionary

contractant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A contracting party; one that contracts.
  2. Synonym of condensation.

Pronunciation

kən-trăkt′ənt kŏn′- /kənˈtɹækt.ənt/ /kənˈtɹakt.ənt/ /ˈkɒn-/ /ˈkɔːn-/ /ˈkɔn-/ /ˈkɑn-/ /kənˈtɹɛkt.ənt/ /konˈʈɾa(ː)kʈ.anʈ/

Word forms

contractant contractants

Etymology

Borrowed from French contractant (“contracting”), the present participle of contracter (“to contract”). First attested in 1721. By surface analysis, contract + -ant.

Synonyms

condensation
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