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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Content \Con"tent\ (k[o^]n"t[e^]nt or k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"; 277), n.;
     usually in pl., {Contents}.
     1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a
        receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the
        contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a
        book.
  
              I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and
              the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.
                                                    --Grew.
  
     2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.]
  
              Strong ship's, of great content.      --Bacon.
  
     3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained
        within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial
        contents.
  
              The geometrical content, figure, and situation of
              all the lands of a kingdom.           --Graunt.
  
     {Table of contents}, or {Contents}, a table or list of topics
        in a book, showing their order and the place where they
        may be found: a summary.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Contents \Con*tents\ (? or ?; 277), n. pl.
     See {Content}, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contents
       n : a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on
           which they start [syn: {table of contents}]

From eng-fra [engfra]:

  contents
  	[kɔntents]
  	contenu
  
  

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