Matigsalug Manobo Student Dictionary

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contraction
/kon-træk-shən/
 
n-uc, n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: pegmalepet; peglibulung
MS: pegmalepet; peglibulung
the action of something becoming smaller or shorter.
A cramp is a strong, painful contraction of a muscle.
 
n-ct.

 
2.
Def.: pinegsumpul ne lalag puun te daruwan lalag
one word which is made of two words joined together, with one or more letters taken out. When you write it, you put an apostrophe (') in the place of the letters which were taken out.
can't, don't, aren't.
Sem.Dom.: grammar; AWL1
Status: ready


Last updated: 17/Jan/2012