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Definition of Contains
1. contain [v] - See also: contain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contains
Literary usage of Contains
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"The Popular Science Monthly for December contains the following articles : ' The
... It also contains many notes relating to the progress of the museum in ..."
2. The Constitution of the United States of America by William Hickey, United States (1853)
"2 contains the Public Acts of Congress from March 3, 1799, to March ^ 1813. ...
6 contains Private Statutes at large, from March 4,1789, to March 3, 1845. ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"Percival Stockdale (London, 1809), i. 428-40, contains an account of Sackville at
... This, the quarto edition, contains a well-engraved portrait. ..."
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